Juan Urquizu

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

Juan Urquizu
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)
National team
1929 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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

  1. "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). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. 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.
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