Flaco (athlete) explained

Flaco
Full Name:Jose Maria Avizanda Glaria
Birth Date:24 May 1966
Birth Place:Pamplona, Spain
Height:1.90 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1985–1986
Years2:1986–1990
Years3:1992–1996
Clubs1:Deportivo Aragón
Clubs2:Rayo Vallecano
Clubs3:Molde
Caps1:?
Caps2:72
Caps3:?
Goals1:?
Goals2:2
Goals3:?
Managerclubs1:Averøykameratene
Managerclubs2:Bryn

José María Avizanda Glaría (born 24 May 1966), better known as Flaco, is a Spanish football coach and former player. He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Molde in 1994. Flaco has played for Rayo Vallecano from 1986 to 1990, where he was a teammate of Jan Berg. When he left Rayo Vallecano for Molde, he became the first and for many years the only Spaniard to have played in the Norwegian Premier League.[1] During his coaching career he has coached Averøykameratene and Bryn from Møre og Romsdal. After 17 years in Norway, he now lives in Spain.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1986–87Rayo VallecanoSegunda División60??60
1987–88Segunda División201??201
1988–89Segunda División351??351
1989-90La Liga110??110
Rayo Vallecano Total722??722
Source: Bdfutbol.com[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flaco - spansk norgesmester . norskemagasinet.com . no . 28 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331085427/http://www.norskemagasinet.com/sport/2779-flaco-spansk-norgesmester . 31 March 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: José María Avizanda Glaría . bdfutbol.com . 2011-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024225256/http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2758.html . 2012-10-24 . live.