Ernesto Valverde Tejedor is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current coach of Athletic Bilbao.

He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, going on to have an extensive spell as a manager and also being in charge of the latter club.

Over the course of ten seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55/9 in Segunda División.