Javier Zubillaga

José Javier Zubillaga Martínez (born 12 August 1959 in Logroño, La Rioja) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zubillaga and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Javier Zubillaga
Personal information
Full name José Javier Zubillaga Martínez
Date of birth (1959-08-12) 12 August 1959
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1987 Real Sociedad 80 (5)
1987–1991 Español 90 (4)
Total 170 (9)
National team
1976–1978 Spain U18 14 (2)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Real Unión
2005–2007 Real Unión
2007–2008 Lleida
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

During his ten-year professional career, Zubillaga played with Real Sociedad and RCD Español. He won the La Liga title in the 1981–82 season with the former team, although he only contributed with eight games (184 minutes, no complete matches). Until 1987, year in which he helped the Basques conquer the Copa del Rey, he never played in more than 18 league matches, and left precisely in that summer.

Zubillaga then spent four years in Catalonia, experiencing one promotion and relegation each in consecutive seasons. He finally retired in 1991 at nearly 32, taking up coaching in the following decade, always in Segunda División B – he also worked with several clubs in directorial capacities from 1994 onwards, including hometown's CD Logroñés.

Honours
Real Sociedad
Español
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