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José Iraragorri
Personal information
Full name	José Iraragorri Ealo
Date of birth	16 March 1912
Place of birth	Basauri, Spain
Date of death	27 April 1983 (aged 71)
Place of death	Galdakao, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1936	Athletic Bilbao
1938–1939	Club Deportivo Euzkadi
1939–1940	San Lorenzo
1943–1946	España
1946–1949	Athletic Bilbao
International career
1931–1936	Spain
Managerial career
1947–1948	Barakaldo
1949–1952	Athletic Bilbao
1952–1953	Real Valladolid
1953–1954	Celta de Vigo
	Hércules
	Indautxu
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Iraragorri Ealo (16 March 1912 – 27 April 1983), nicknamed "Chato", was a Spanish footballer who played as an inside left.

Career

Club

Born in Basauri, Iraragorri initially played for Athletic Bilbao between 1929 and 1936, during which he won La Liga and the Copa del Rey four times each, as well as five regional championships; he was part of a famed forward line with Chirri II, Guillermo Gorostiza, Lafuente and Bata.^[3]^[4]

His career was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, and he and his teammates toured Europe as the Basque national side, who then went to Mexico as Club Deportivo Euzkadi.

Iraragorri thereafter moved to Argentina's Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro along with fellow Basques Isidro Lángara and Ángel Zubieta, spending two years in Buenos Aires. He went back to Mexico to play for Real Club España, before finally returning to Spain and Athletic Bilbao from 1946 to 1949.

On retiring as a player aged 37, he immediately became the Athletic manager, remaining in the post for the next three seasons (winning another Cup in 1950);^[5] he also coached other clubs for short spells.

International

Iraragorri also played 7 games for the Spain national football team, scoring one goal (two goals according to the official FIFA report) in the 1934 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil.

References

^ "José Iragorri, ex jugador del Athlétic" [José Iragorri, former Athletic player]. 28 April 1983 (in Spanish). 27 March 1990. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ Zamora, Gerson. "El Equipo de futbol Euzkadi en Mexico, 1937–39, page 149" (PDF). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "History 1928–1937". Athletic Bilbao. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
^ Radnedge, Keir (1 August 1977). "The history of Athletic Bilbao 1898–1936". In Bed With Maradona. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "Athletic Club 4–1 Real Valladolid". Athletic Bilbao. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.