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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Zubieta Redondo | ||
| Date of birth | (1918-07-17)17 July 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Galdakao, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 28 October 1985(1985-10-28) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1936 | Athletic Bilbao | 22 | (2) |
| 1938–1939 | Club Deportivo Euzkadi[1] | 9 | (0[2]) |
| 1939–1952 | San Lorenzo | 352 | (29) |
| 1952–1956 | Deportivo La Coruña | 56 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1936 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | Basque Country | 34 | (0[2]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1962–1963 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1963 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1964 | Belenenses | ||
| 1968–1969 | Belenenses | ||
| 1969–1970 | Real Jaén | ||
| 1970–1974 | Pumas UNAM | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ángel Zubieta Redondo (17 July 1918 – 28 October 1985) was a Spanishfootball player and manager.
Zubieta was born inGaldakao,Biscay,Basque Country. He started his playing career in the1935–36 season forAthletic Bilbao at the age of 17. His impressive performances earned him a call-up to theSpain national team in 1936, making him the youngest player ever to play for Spain at the time, with an age of only 17 years and 9 months.[3]
Later in 1936 theSpanish Civil War disrupted his playing career. During the conflict he played for theBasque Country national team. The team undertook a tour of South America and in 1939 Zubieta was signed by Argentine sideSan Lorenzo de Almagro. Zubieta stayed with the club for 13 seasons, playing 352 games for the club, scoring 29 goals.[4] He occupies 3rd place on the list of San Lorenzo players with most games for the club[5] During his time at the club, they won theArgentine Primera in 1946 and the Copa Río de La Plata in the same year.
In 1952 Zubieta returned to Spain, joiningDeportivo de La Coruña where he played until his retirement in 1956 at the age of 38.
After retiring as a player Zubieta took up management. He had spells in charge ofAthletic Bilbao (1962–1963)Real Valladolid (1963–1964) as well as managing in PortugalBelenenses[6] and in MexicoReal Jaén (1969–1970) andPumas UNAM (1970–1974).
Zubieta also returned to Argentina working as manager ofClub Atlético Atlanta amongst other teams. He died inBuenos Aires on 28 October 1985 ofamyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[7]
Athletic Bilbao
San Lorenzo
His brother Santi Zubieta played for Atletico Aviacion.