| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Orizaola Velázquez | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-03-26)26 March 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2013(2013-06-10) (aged 91) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1949 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1949–1951 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 50 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | |||
| 1956–1958 | Racing de Santander | ||
| 1958–1959 | Jaén | ||
| 1959–1960 | Murcia | ||
| 1961 | Barcelona | ||
| 1962–1963 | Osasuna | ||
| 1963–1964 | Oviedo | ||
| 1964–1965 | Levante | ||
| 1966–1967 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1967–1968 | Valladolid | ||
| 1968–1969 | Valladolid | ||
| 1970–1971 | Salamanca | ||
| 1971–1972 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1972 | Sabadell | ||
| 1973–1974 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1974–1975 | Xerez | ||
| 1975–1976 | Marbella | ||
| 1976–1978 | Albacete | ||
| 1978–1981 | Calvo Sotelo | ||
| 1981–1982 | Badajoz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enrique Orizaola Velázquez[1] (26 March 1922 – 10 June 2013) was a Spanishfootball player and coach.[2]
Born inSantander,[3] Orizaola played forRacing de Santander.[4]
Orizaola coachedGimnástica Torrelavega,Racing de Santander,Real Jaén,[5]Real Murcia,Barcelona,[6]Osasuna,Real Oviedo,[7]Levante,[8]Deportivo,[9]Real Valladolid,Rayo Vallecano,Sabadell,[10]Albacete Balompié,[11]Salamanca,[12]CD Badajoz,[13][14]Calvo Sotelo[15] andXerez CD.[16] At the start of 1961, he took on charge as manager ofFC Barcelona afterLjubiša Broćić's sacking and achieved the greatest result of his career: he reached the firstEuropean Cup final of the club's history, eventually losing toSL Benfica 3-2.
His son, Enrique Orizaola Paz, was the chairman ofCórdoba CF.[17]