Javier Irureta
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born 1 April 1948), Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
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Irureta in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | Real Unión | 48 | (14) |
| 1967–1975 | Atlético Madrid | 208 | (48) |
| 1975–1980 | Athletic Bilbao | 136 | (22) |
| Total | 392 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 1967 | Spain amateur | 4 | (2) |
| 1972–1975 | Spain | 6 | (0) |
| 1979 | Basque Country | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Sestao | ||
| 1988–1989 | Logroñés | ||
| 1989–1993 | Real Oviedo | ||
| 1993 | Basque Country | ||
| 1993–1994 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1994–1995 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1995–1997 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1997–1998 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1998–2005 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 2006 | Real Betis | ||
| 2008 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He had a distinguished playing career with Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, playing in 344 La Liga games for both teams combined and scoring 70 goals.
Irureta managed several Spanish top flight clubs, most notably Deportivo. He was the only person to have coached both the two major Galician (Deportivo and Celta Vigo) and Basque (Athletic and Real Sociedad) sides.
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