Santiago Urtizberea Explained

Santiago Urtizberea
Fullname:Santiago Urtizberea Oñatibia
Birth Date:25 July 1909
Birth Place:Irun, Spain
Death Place:Irun, Spain
Height:1.76m[1]
Position:Forward
Years1:1928–1932
Clubs1:Real Unión/Unión Irún
Caps1:52
Goals1:48
Years2:1932–1934
Clubs2:Donostia
Caps2:19
Goals2:20
Years3:1934–1936
Clubs3:Unión Irún
Caps3:15
Goals3:7
Years4:1936–1948
Clubs4:Girondins ASP
Totalcaps:86+
Totalgoals:75+
Manageryears1:1943
Managerclubs1:Girondins ASP
Manageryears2:1957
Managerclubs2:Bordeaux

Santiago Urtizberea Oñatibia (25 July 1909 – 18 January 1985[2]) was a Spanish football player and coach.

Career

Born in Irun, Urtizberea played as a forward for Real Unión/Unión Irún and Donostia.[3] After leaving Spain due to the Civil War, he moved to France and played for Girondins ASP,[1] appearing in the 1941 and 1943 Coupe de France Final.[4] [5] He retired from playing in 1958, aged 39.[1]

He later served as Bordeaux manager, and was manager of their amateur team from 1946 to 1963.[1]

Personal life

His brothers Claudio and Ricardo were also footballers.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santiago Urtizberea, pionnier et pilier de l'Histoire au Scapulaire. Girondins.com.
  2. Web site: Unknown.
  3. Web site: Profile. BDFutbol.
  4. Web site: Coupe de France Saison 1940 – 1941. French. French Football Federation. dead. https://archive.today/20120730122131/http://www.fff.fr/cfra/histoire/histo_new/pages/hist1941_1.shtml. 30 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Coupe de France Saison 1942 – 1943. French. French Football Federation. dead. https://archive.today/20120801104219/http://www.fff.fr/cfra/histoire/histo_new/pages/hist1943_1.shtml. 1 August 2012.