Luis María Zugazaga Martínez (born 13 October 1944) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right back. He made 118 La Liga appearances for Atlético Bilbao and Deportivo de La Coruña from 1965 to 1974. For 23 years from 1979, he worked in Athletic's youth ranks.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis María Zugazaga Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Sestao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 1965–1971 | Athletic Bilbao | 63 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 78 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Palencia | ||
| Total | 141+ | (0+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Sestao in the Basque Country, Zugazaga came through the youth ranks of nearby Atlético Bilbao. He made the first of 101 appearances for the club in a La Liga game away to Atlético Madrid on 14 February 1965, a 2–0 loss.[1] He played the Copa del Generalísimo final in 1966 and 1967, losing to Real Zaragoza and Valencia, respectively.[2][3]
On 21 February 1971, Zugazaga played for the unofficial Basque Country national football team in a 2–1 loss to Catalonia at his club ground of San Mamés. The game was in memorial to Bilbao-born referee Juan Gardeazábal.[4]
In July 1971, Zugazaga was confirmed as the only player to be leaving the club, after nine years at the establishment.[5] He signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, again in the top flight.[6] In 1974, after playing his final season for the Galicians in the Segunda División, he signed for Tercera División club Palencia.[7]
Zugazaga returned to Athletic Bilbao in 1979, being made assistant manager in the youth teams.[8] He formed an alliance with academy director Jesús Rentería and first-team manager Howard Kendall in the 1980s,[9] contributed to the signing of Carlos Merino from Nottingham Forest in 2000,[10] and remained at the club until June 2002.[11]
References
edit- ^ "¿Sabías que Luis Mª ZUGAZAGA, exjugador del Athletic, también jugó en el Patronato?" [Did you know that Luis Mª ZUGAZAGA, ex-Athletic player, also played for Patronato?] (in Spanish). SD Patronato. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Lainz, Luis (30 May 1966). "Real Zaragoza, 2 - At. de Bilbao, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Valencia, 2 - At. Bilbao, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 1967. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Hoy, homenaje nacional póstumo a Juan Gardeazábal, en San Mamés" [Today, national posthumous homage to Juan Gardeazábal, in San Mamés] (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 February 1971. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Solo una baja (la de Zugazaga) en la plantilla rojiblanca para la próxima campaña" [Only one exit (Zugazaga) in the red and white squad for next season]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1971. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Nubes de verano" [Summer clouds]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 July 1971. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "4-1: Aplastante triunfo del Burgos sobre el Palencia" [4-1: Crushing Burgos triumph over Palencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 August 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Athletic: "Bautismo de fuego" en Colonia" [Athletic: "Baptism of fire" in Cologne]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 July 1979. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Zaballa, Carlos (15 November 2021). "Luto en el Athletic" [Mourning in Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Cuenca, Nika (1 March 2000). "Un 'inglés' viene a Bilbao" [An 'Englishman' is coming to Bilbao]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ García, Alberto (10 June 2002). "La cirugía llega a Lezama" [Surgery arrives at Lezama]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
External links
edit- Luis María Zugazaga at BDFutbol
- Luis María Zugazaga at Athletic Bilbao