Joaquín Urquiaga Explained

Joaquín Urquiaga
Fullname:Joaquín Urquiaga Legarburu
Birth Date:29 March 1910
Birth Place:Zorroza, Spain
Death Place:Bilbao, Spain
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1932–1937
Caps1:72
Goals1:0
Years2:1937–1944
Years3:1944–1946
Manageryears1:1947–1948
Managerclubs1:Veracruz
Manageryears2:1952–1953
Managerclubs2:Tampico

Joaquín Urquiaga (29 March 1910 – 28 July 1965) was a football player and manager who played professionally in Mexico and Spain.

Career

Born in Zorroza, Biscay, Urquiaga played as a goalkeeper for Real Betis. He made his La Liga debut on 25 December 1932, and would help Betis win the league in the 1934–35 season.[1] In four seasons, Urquiaga made 72 league appearances for Betis.[2]

Fleeing the Spanish Civil War in 1937, Urquiaga traveled to Mexico where he joined Asturias. He also played for Veracruz, where he won the Primera División de México title in 1945–46.[3]

After he retired from playing, Urquiaga became a football coach. He led Veracruz to the 1947–48 Copa México title.[4] Urquiaga also managed Tampico, leading the club to a league and cup double in 1952–53.

Personal

Urquiaga died in Bilbao in July 1965.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medio Tiempo. Calderón, Carlos. El 'Gordo' Urquiaga. Spanish. July 2011.
  2. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j11365.html Statistics at BDFutbol
  3. Book: Sev.gob.mx. Personajes populares de Veracruz. Báez-Jorge, Félix. Spanish. 152. 9786073300032. 15 September 2010.
  4. Web site: Potencia Deportiva. De Urquiaga a Bakero, los jugadores españoles del Veracruz. Franco, Eduardo. Spanish. 5 July 2012. 26 July 2013. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204122313/http://www.potenciadeportiva.mx/nota/6039/de-urquiaga-a-bakero-los-jugadores-espanoles-del-veracruz/. dead.
  5. Web site: El Mundo Deportivo. Funeral en Mejico por Urquiaga. 3. 6 August 1965.