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Juan Urquizu

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Juan Urquizu
Urquizu in 1927
Personal information
Full name Juan José Urquizu Sustaeta[1]
Date of birth (1901-06-24)24 June 1901
Place of birth Ondarroa, Spain
Place of death 22 November 1982(1982-11-22) (aged 81)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Deusto
1916–1917 Erandio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1927 Osasuna
1927 Español
1927–1929 Real Madrid 16 (0)
1929–1935 Athletic Bilbao 69 (0)
1947 Barakaldo 1 (0)
Total 86 (0)
International career
1929 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
1940–1947 Athletic Bilbao
1947 Barakaldo
1948–1950 Real Oviedo
1950–1952 Barakaldo
1952–1954 Real Murcia
1956–1958 Levante
1962–1963 Ourense
1963–1964 Alavés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan José Urquizu Sustaeta (24 June 1901 – 22 November 1982) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Career

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Born in Ondarroa (Biscay, Basque Country), Urquizu played as a defender for Osasuna, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Barakaldo.[1][2] He was capped once by Spain, in 1929.[3][4]

He managed Athletic Bilbao, Barakaldo, Real Oviedo, Real Murcia, Levante, Ourense and Alavés.[5][6] He was a La Liga and Copa del Rey winner as both player and coach at Athletic.[7][4]

Personal life

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His son Luis was also a footballer.[1] They are related to footballers Ander Garitano and Gaizka Garitano, the latter of whom also managed Athletic Bilbao.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Urquizu, Juan José Urquizu Sustaeta - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. ^ Players | Juan José Urkizu Sustaeta, Athletic Bilbao
  3. ^ "Urquizu". Selección Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Jesús Ramos (3 March 2017). "Juanito Urquizu, el Gato Rojo del Atletic" [Juanito Urquizu, the Red Cat of Atletic]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Urquizu, Juan José Urquizu Sustaeta - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com.
  6. ^ Coaches | Juan Urkizu, Athletic Bilbao
  7. ^ Athletic vs Osasuna: the start of a 97-year-old rivalry, Athletic Bilbao, 24 October 2020
  8. ^ Fernández, José M. (11 June 2016). "Alma de versolari, corazón de futbolista" [Soul of a wordsmith, heart of a footballer]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2020.