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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Iraragorri Ealo | ||
| Date of birth | (1912-03-16)16 March 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Basauri, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1983(1983-04-27) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Galdakao, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1936 | Athletic Bilbao | 114 | (81) |
| 1938–1939 | Club Deportivo Euzkadi[2] | ||
| 1939–1940 | San Lorenzo | 5 | (0) |
| 1943–1946 | España | ||
| 1946–1949 | Athletic Bilbao | 26 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1931–1936 | Spain | 7 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947–1948 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1949–1952 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1952–1953 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1953–1954 | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Hércules | |||
| Indautxu | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Iraragorri Ealo (16 March 1912 –27 April 1983), nicknamed "Chato", was a Spanishfootballer who played as aninside left.
Born inBasauri, Iraragorri initially played forAthletic Bilbao between 1929 and 1936, during which he wonLa Liga and theCopa del Rey four times each, as well as fiveregional championships; he was part of a famed forward line withChirri II,Guillermo Gorostiza,Lafuente andBata.[3][4]
His career was interrupted by theSpanish Civil War, and he and his teammates toured Europe as theBasque national side, who then went toMexico asClub Deportivo Euzkadi.
Iraragorri thereafter moved toArgentina'sClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro along with fellowBasquesIsidro Lángara andÁngel Zubieta, spending two years inBuenos Aires. He went back to Mexico to play forReal Club España, before finally returning to Spain and Athletic Bilbao from 1946 to 1949.
On retiring as a player aged 37, he immediately became the Athletic manager, remaining in the post for the next three seasons (winning another Cup in1950);[5] he also coached other clubs for short spells.
Iraragorri also played 7 games for theSpain national football team, scoring one goal (two goals according to the officialFIFA report) in the1934 FIFA World Cup match againstBrazil.
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