Luis Oruezábal

Luis Oruezábal
Personal information
Full name	Luis Oruezábal López
Date of birth	13 May 1952
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	31 December 2014 (aged 62)
Place of death	Granada, Spain
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1974	Vélez Sarsfield
1974–1977	Granada
1977–1980	Jaén
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Oruezábal López (13 May 1952 – 31 December 2014) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

Born in Buenos Aires to Spanish parents that emigrated from Burgos in the 1940s, Oruezábal played for Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield in his country, returning to the land of his ancestors in early 1974 after signing for Granada CF and also representing Andalusia neighbours Real Jaén, retiring in 1980 at only 28 due to a serious injury.^[1]

Oruezábal made his debut in La Liga on 28 April 1974, playing 60 minutes in a 0–2 away loss against Racing de Santander.

Post-retirement / Death

After retiring settled in Granada, going on to manage a restaurant alongside fellow footballer Ladislao Mazurkiewicz named Chikito.^[1]

On 31 December 2014, emergency crews were called to his residence where four people, including himself, were found unconscious. Three were resuscitated and taken to hospital, but he eventually died at the age of 62. The house contained carbon monoxide coming from a wood-burning fireplace, installed in the basement of the house with improper ventilation.^[2]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fallece el ex jugador del Granada Luis Oruezábal, intoxicado por la mala combustión de una chimenea" [Ex Granada player Luis Oruezábal dies, intoxicated by defective chimney combustion]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "El Ayuntamiento lamenta el fallecimiento de Luis Oruezábal, hijo adoptivo de Granada" [City Hall mourns passing of Luis Oruezábal, Granada adoptive son]. Ideal (in Spanish). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

External links

Luis Oruezábal at BDFutbol

[EM-1] "Fallece el ex jugador del Granada Luis Oruezábal, intoxicado por la mala combustión de una chimenea" [Ex Granada player Luis Oruezábal dies, intoxicated by defective chimney combustion]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[2] "El Ayuntamiento lamenta el fallecimiento de Luis Oruezábal, hijo adoptivo de Granada" [City Hall mourns passing of Luis Oruezábal, Granada adoptive son]. Ideal (in Spanish). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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