Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Urtizberea and the second or maternal family name is
Oñatibia.
Santiago Urtizberea
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Full name |
Santiago Urtizberea Oñatibia |
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Date of birth |
(1909-07-25)25 July 1909 |
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Place of birth |
Irun, Spain |
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Date of death |
18 January 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 75) |
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Place of death |
Irun, Spain |
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Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1928–1932 |
Real Unión/Unión Irún |
52 |
(48) |
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1932–1934 |
Donostia |
19 |
(20) |
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1934–1936 |
Unión Irún |
15 |
(7) |
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1936–1948 |
Girondins ASP |
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Total |
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86+ |
(75+) |
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1943 |
Girondins ASP |
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1957 |
Bordeaux |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Santiago Urtizberea Oñatibia (25 July 1909 – 18 January 1985[2]) was a Spanish football player and coach.
Career
Born in Irun, Urtizberea played as a forward for Real Unión/Unión Irún and Donostia.[3] After leaving Spain due to the Civil War, he moved to France and played for Girondins ASP,[1] appearing in the 1941 and 1943 Coupe de France Final.[4][5] He retired from playing in 1958, aged 39.[1]
He later served as Bordeaux manager, and was manager of their amateur team from 1946 to 1963.[1]
Personal life
His brothers Claudio and Ricardo were also footballers.[3]
References