José Antonio Irulegui

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Irulegui and the second or maternal family name is Garmendia.
José Antonio Irulegui
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia
Date of birth (1937-04-01) 1 April 1937 (age 87)
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)
1971–1972 Murcia
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 Real 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 former football defender and manager.

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 16 years. He amassed La Liga totals of 249 matches and one goal over 11 seasons.[1][2]

Irulegui left the Galician club in June 1971 at the age of 34, after one final campaign in Segunda División. He retired after one year with Tercera División side Real Murcia.

Coaching career

Irulegui worked as a manager for nearly three decades, starting with second-tier Deportivo de La Coruña in 1973–74 (only five games in charge, team relegation followed by immediate promotion).[3] He went on to coach Real Sociedad,[1] RCD Español, Real Murcia,[4] Real Burgos CF,[5] Xerez CD,[6] Levante UD, Deportivo Alavés,[7] RCD Mallorca[8] and Villarreal CF.

Irulegui led the last of those clubs to promotion to the top flight in the 1997–98 season, in the playoffs.[9] He was relieved of his duties late into the following campaign, which ended in immediate relegation.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Echaniz, P. (3 December 2011). "Irulegui mueve ficha" [Irulegui's turn]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ Domínguez Amil, Nieves (16 December 2017). ""El gol al Madrid es inolvidable"" ["One will never forget that goal to Madrid"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mallo, X. M. (13 November 2017). "El de Riazor, un banquillo que quema" [Riazor, that seat is indeed hot]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Contreras, Pedro (14 April 2004). "El descenso del 81 lo selló el Betis" [Relegation of 81 was sealed by Betis]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Romero, Román (23 July 2012). ""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). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Fútbol" [Football.]. El País (in Spanish). 2 January 1990. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Luis de la Fuente retorna al Alavés como entrenador después de 17 años" [Luis de la Fuente returns to Alavés as a manager 17 years later]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ García, Nico (17 May 2019). "El Almería no gana en Mallorca desde 1995" [Almería have not won in Mallorca since 1995]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ Rodrigo, Marco (9 December 2011). "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). Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Garrido es el quinto 'mister' que destituye el Villarreal en Primera" [Garrido is the fifth 'boss' dismissed by Villarreal in Primera]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2022.