# From the sack in Cyprus to Liverpool: Iraola's first job explained

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Sky Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13576948/andoni-iraola-was-sacked-from-his-first-job-at-aek-larnaca-in-cyprus-liverpool-managers-difficult-career-start-explained>

Not every successful career starts spectacularly well but Andoni Iraola's journey to Liverpool will take some beating. Seven years ago, he was sacked from his first job in management after a winless streak in the Cypriot top division with AEK Larnaca.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM: [From the sack in Cyprus to Liverpool: Iraola's first job explained](<https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13576948/andoni-iraola-was-sacked-from-his-first-job-at-aek-larnaca-in-cyprus-liverpool-managers-difficult-career-start-explained>) — Sky Sports (Sports, United Kingdom)
  Not every successful career starts spectacularly well but Andoni Iraola's journey to Liverpool will take some beating. Seven years ago, he was sacked from his first job in management after a winless streak in the Cypriot top division with AEK Larnaca.
