Joaquín Urquiaga (29 March 1910 – 28 July 1965) was a football player and manager who played professionally in Mexico and Spain.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Urquiaga Legarburu | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Zorroza, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1965 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1937 | Real Betis | 72 | (0) |
| 1937–1944 | Asturias | ||
| 1944–1946 | Veracruz | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947–1948 | Veracruz | ||
| 1952–1953 | Tampico | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Zorroza, Biscay, Urquiaga played as a goalkeeper for Real Betis. He made his La Liga debut on 25 December 1932, and would help Betis win the league in the 1934–35 season.[1] In four seasons, Urquiaga made 72 league appearances for Betis.[2]
Fleeing the Spanish Civil War in 1937, Urquiaga traveled to Mexico where he joined Asturias. He also played for Veracruz, where he won the Primera División de México title in 1945–46.[3]
After he retired from playing, Urquiaga became a football coach. He led Veracruz to the 1947–48 Copa México title.[4] Urquiaga also managed Tampico, leading the club to a league and cup double in 1952–53.[1]
Personal
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Calderón, Carlos (July 2011). "El 'Gordo' Urquiaga" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- ^ Statistics at BDFutbol
- ^ Báez-Jorge, Félix (15 September 2010). Personajes populares de Veracruz (PDF) (in Spanish). Sev.gob.mx. p. 152. ISBN 9786073300032.
- ^ Franco, Eduardo (5 July 2012). "De Urquiaga a Bakero, los jugadores españoles del Veracruz" (in Spanish). Potencia Deportiva. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Funeral en Mejico por Urquiaga". El Mundo Deportivo. 6 August 1965. p. 3.
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