| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Trío Zabala | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-07-08)8 July 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Mungia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 20 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Santander, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nueva Montaña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | Racing Santander | 101 | (23) |
| 1959–1960 | →Rayo Cantabria (loan) | ||
| 1962–1964 | Valencia | 8 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | →Racing Santander (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 1964–1966 | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | (0) |
| 1966–1969 | Pontevedra | 28 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Calvo Sotelo | 48 | (6) |
| 1971–1972 | Gimnástica | ||
| Total | 243 | (31) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Gimnástica | ||
| 1973–1975 | Gimnástica | ||
| 1977–1979 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1979–1981 | Oviedo | ||
| 1982–1984 | Linares | ||
| 1984 | Granada | ||
| 1985–1986 | Alavés | ||
| 1988–1989 | Alzira | ||
| 1990 | Orihuela Deportiva | ||
| 1992 | Ponferradina | ||
| 1992–1994 | Granada | ||
| 1996 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1998–1999 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2005 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2006 | Racing Santander | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando Trío Zabala (8 July 1939 – 20 February 2016), known asNando Yosu, was a Spanishfootball player andmanager.
His extensive career, as both a player and coach, was mainly associated withRacing de Santander.[1]
Born inMungia,Basque Country, Yosu played professionally as amidfielder for nearly one decade, appearing in 122 matches inLa Liga where he representedRacing de Santander,Valencia CF,Athletic Bilbao andPontevedra CF, retiring in 1972 at only 31 after spells withCF Calvo Sotelo in theSegunda División andGimnástica de Torrelavega of theTercera División.
Early in his career, Yosu was also loaned by Racing toDeportivo Rayo Cantabria, at the time acting as afeeder team. Whilst with theChe he was used rarely in the league – also being loaned to Santander – but scored twice againstFC Barcelona in the1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cupfinal, a 6–2 home win (7–3 on aggregate).[2]
Immediately after retiring, Yosu began coaching at his last team Gimnástica, even though he did not possess the obligatory licence. Afterwards he returned to main club Racing, starting with its youth teams.
From 1977 to 1979, Yosu served as head manager for Santander, but would work with the club in several other capacities, from match delegate todirector of football.[3] Additionally, in no fewer than five occasions, as an interim manager in the 90's/2000's, he successfully led the side away from relegation zone, always in the top level.[4][5][6]
In March 2007, Yosu was honoured by the Government ofCantabria for his contribution to football in the area.[7] He retired from the football world for good in January 2009, after leaving his post as Racing's director of football.[8]
Yosu died inSantander on 20 February 2016 at the age of 76, from the effects ofAlzheimer's disease.[9]