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Josu Anuzita
Fullname:Josu Anuzita Alegría
Birth Date:1964 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Getxo, Spain
Height:1.79 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Eibar (goalkeeper coach)
Youthyears1:–1984
Youthclubs1:Arenas Club
Years1:1984–1990
Clubs1:Sestao Sport
Caps1:82
Goals1:0
Years2:1990–1993
Clubs2:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps2:50
Goals2:0
Years3:1993–1994
Clubs3:Cádiz
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Years4:1994–1995
Clubs4:Atlético Marbella
Caps4:29
Goals4:0
Years5:1995–1996
Clubs5:Salamanca
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:Málaga
Caps6:31
Goals6:0
Years7:1998–2001
Clubs7:Barakaldo
Caps7:26
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:249
Totalgoals:0
Manageryears1:2007–2008
Managerclubs1:Arenas Club
Manageryears2:2015–
Managerclubs2:Eibar (goalkeeper)

Josu Anuzita Alegría (born 13 January 1964), sometimes known simply as Josu or Yosu, is a Spanish professional football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Spanish club Eibar. As a player, he was a goalkeeper.[1]

Playing career

Josu began his career with local club Arenas Club, and was named the best goalkeeper at the 1984 Trofeo La Galleta de Urduliz. This earned him a move to Segunda División B side Sestao Sport, and played three matches as they earned promotion at the end of the 1984–85 season. By 1987, he was Sestao's first choice keeper, a position he held until 1990, when he joined fellow Segunda División side Deportivo La Coruña. He played in every match bar one as Depor finished the 1990–91 season as runners-up, earning promotion to La Liga.[2] Francisco Liaño, who had replaced Josu at Sestao, joined Deportivo in the summer of 1991, and Josu fell behind both Liaño and Juan Canales, who signed from Logroñés,[3] in the pecking order.[4]

Josu made his top flight debut on 2 February 1992 in a home fixture against Valencia at Estadio Riazor.[5] He replaced the injured Liaño after 28 minutes, and conceded the only goal of the game to Fernando Giner three minutes later.[6] However, the predominance of Liaño meant that Josu made only 13 appearances in two La Liga campaigns before leaving the club in 1993. He spent the following season as first choice at Segunda División side Cádiz, who sufferred a second consecutive relegation, and 1994–95 with fellow second tier team Atlético Marbella.[2]

Josu returned to La Liga with Salamanca ahead of the 1995–96 campaign,[2] but played only two matches, with Iñaki Aizpurua preferred as first choice keeper.[7] Josu then dropped into the third tier with Málaga, playing 31 times in his sole season with the club. He rounded out his career with three seasons at Barakaldo in Segunda División B, amassing 26 appearances, before retiring in 2001 at the age of 37.[2]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Josu returned to his hometown and first club, Arenas Club, becoming their manager for the 2007–08 Tercera División campaign, which they finished in 12th place. He later spent some time working at Lezama, the training ground of Athletic Bilbao, and since 2015 has been the goalkeeping coach at Eibar.[1]

Honours

Sestao Sport

1984–85

Deportivo La Coruña

Career statistics

Club

[2]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sestao Sport1984–85Segunda División B30000030
1985–86Segunda División00000000
1986–87000000
1987–8821020230
1988–8935070420
1989–9023030260
Total82012000940
Deportivo La Coruña1990–91Segunda División37000370
1991–92La Liga12030150
1992–93104050
Total5007000570
Cádiz1993–94Segunda División29010300
Atlético Marbella1994–9529010300
Salamanca1995–96La Liga204060
Málaga1996–97Segunda División B31030340
Barakaldo1998–991200060180
1999–2000804060180
2000–01602080
Total26060120440
Career total24903401202950

1. Appearances in the 1999 Segunda División B play-offs

2. Appearances in the 2000 Segunda División B play-offs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josu . worldfootball.net . 3 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Yosu . BDFutbol . 3 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Canales . BDFutbol . 25 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Squad of Deportivo de La Coruña 1991-92 First Division . BDFutbol . 3 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Matches Yosu . BDFutbol . 3 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Deportivo de La Coruña - Valencia (0 - 1) 02/02/1992 . BDFutbol . 3 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Squad of Salamanca 1995-96 First Division . BDFutbol . 3 May 2021.