Fernando Zunzunegui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Zunzunegui Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 28 August 2014 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chao | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Turista | ||
| 1963–1965 | Celta | 55 | (3) |
| 1965–1973 | Real Madrid | 76 | (4) |
| 1973–1976 | Levante | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fernando Zunzunegui Rodríguez (5 October 1943 – 28 August 2014) was a Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.
Career
[edit]A native of Vigo, Zunzunegui began playing youth football with local side Chao. Soon he joined Celta de Vigo's B team (then known as Turista) before moving up to play for Celta's senior side.[1] After impressing in 63 official matches with Celta, Zunzunegui joined Real Madrid in 1965.[2] However, he was required to perform military service in Laayoune, Spanish Sahara and missed out on Real Madrid's 1965–66 European Cup triumph. After completing his military service, Zunzunegui re-joined Real Madrid, winning La Liga four times and the Copa del Rey once.[3] He made 112 official appearances for Real Madrid over seven seasons, before leaving for UD Levante.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Real Madrid
- 4 Spanish League: 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72
- Spanish Cup: 1969–70
References
[edit]- ^ "Momentos Real Sociedad - Celta: contundencia para triunfar" (in Spanish). Vavel. 29 October 2015.
- ^ "El central que amaba la soledad" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Fernando Zunzunegui: se nos fue un "hijo del Real Madrid"" (in Spanish). AS. 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Adiós a Fernando Zunzunegui, una leyenda del fútbol gallego" (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 28 August 2014.
External links
[edit]- Fernando Zunzunegui at BDFutbol
- Celta de Vigo profile (in Spanish)