José Antonio Irulegui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Lasarte, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Eibar | 15 | (0) |
| 1956–1965 | Real Sociedad | 177 | (1) |
| 1965–1971 | Pontevedra | 142 | (0) |
| Total | 334 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1976–1978 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1978–1979 | Español | ||
| 1980–1981 | Murcia | ||
| 1985–1987 | Burgos | ||
| 1987–1990 | Xerez | ||
| 1990–1991 | Levante | ||
| 1993–1994 | Alavés | ||
| 1995 | Mallorca | ||
| 1997–1999 | Villarreal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia (born 1 April 1937) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a coach.
Playing career
Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Irulegui played professional football with SD Eibar, Real Sociedad and Pontevedra CF, in a career that lasted 15 years. He amassed La Liga totals of 249 games and one goal, over the course of 11 seasons.
Irulegui retired in June 1971 at the age of 34, after one final campaign with the Galician club in Segunda División.
Coaching career
Irulegui worked as a manager for nearly three decades, starting with second level's Deportivo de La Coruña in 1973–74 (only five matches in charge, team relegation). He went on to coach Real Sociedad, RCD Español, Real Murcia, Real Burgos CF,[1] Xerez CD, Levante UD, Deportivo Alavés, RCD Mallorca and Villarreal CF.
Irulegui led the last side to top flight promotion in the 1997–98 season, in the playoffs.[2] He was relieved of his duties late into the following campaign, which ended in immediate relegation back.
References
- ^ ""Las dos temporadas que pasé en el Real Burgos cambiaron mi vida"" [«The two seasons I spent in Real Burgos changed my life»]. Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Cuando llegué, el Villarreal era un club de pueblo; lo que han conseguido tiene muchísimo valor" [When i arrived, Villarreal was a smalltown club; what they have achieved is priceless]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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External links
- José Antonio Irulegui at BDFutbol
- José Antonio Irulegui manager profile at BDFutbol
- José Antonio Irulegui at WorldFootball.net
- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Lasarte-Oria
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- SD Eibar footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Segunda División managers
- Deportivo de La Coruña managers
- Real Sociedad managers
- RCD Espanyol managers
- Real Murcia managers
- Xerez CD managers
- Levante UD managers
- Deportivo Alavés managers
- RCD Mallorca managers
- Villarreal CF managers