Santiago Urtizberea

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urtizberea and the second or maternal family name is Oñatibia.

Santiago Urtizberea

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Urtizberea Oñatibia
Date of birth	(1909-07-25)25 July 1909
Place of birth	Irun, Spain
Date of death	18 January 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 75)
Place of death	Irun, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928–1932	Real Unión/Unión Irún	52	(48)
1932–1934	Donostia	19	(20)
1934–1936	Unión Irún	15	(7)
1936–1948	Girondins ASP
Total		86+	(75+)
Managerial career
1943	Girondins ASP
1957	Bordeaux
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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

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

Personal life

His brothers Claudio and Ricardo were also footballers.