José María Orúe Aranguren (17 March 1931 – 30 June 2007) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Orúe Aranguren | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 2007 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Getxo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1968 | Athletic Bilbao | 391 | (1) |
| 1951–1952 | → Barakaldo (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 421 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1957 | Spain | 3 | (0) |
| 1955 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent the vast majority of his professional career – which lasted 18 years – at Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 17 La Liga seasons and winning a total of four major trophies.
Club career
editOrúe was born in Zorroza, a neighbourhood in Bilbao, Biscay. After starting his career at CD Getxo, the 19-year-old signed with Basque club Athletic Bilbao, making his La Liga debut on 31 December 1950 in a 2–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid in what would be his only appearance of the season.
After a loan to Barakaldo CF in the same region, in the second division, Orúe returned to Athletic to be an instrumental part of the sides that won one league and three Copa del Rey trophies in the 50s, including the double in the 1955–56 campaign, with the player contributing with 35 official games (one goal, in a 3–2 home win against Deportivo Alavés on 1 January 1956, his only as a professional).
Part of the team that was dubbed "The 11 villagers"[1]– which also included the likes of Canito, Carmelo Cedrún, Jesús Garay and José María Maguregui – Orúe left Bilbao after 1967–68 at the age of 37. He appeared in 391 league matches for his main club, fourth-most after José Ángel Iribar, Joseba Etxeberria and Txetxu Rojo (480 overall).
Orúe died on 30 June 2007 at the age of 76 in Bilbao, due to heart failure.[1]
International career
editOrúe earned three caps for the Spain national team, over a three-and-a-half-year period. His debut came on 8 November 1953, playing the entire 2–2 friendly with Sweden in Bilbao.
Orúe's other two appearances arrived in 1957, against Holland (5–1 win, friendly) and Switzerland (2–2, in a 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier).
Honours
editAthletic Bilbao
References
edit- ^ a b "Muere Orue, el cuarto rojiblanco con más partidos en la historia" [Orue, fourth rojiblanco with most games in history, dies]. El Correo (in Spanish). 1 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
External links
edit- José Orúe at Athletic Bilbao
- José Orúe at BDFutbol
- José Orúe at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Orúe at EU-Football.info