José Ufarte

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ufarte and the second or maternal family name is Ventoso.

José Armando Ufarte Ventoso (born 17 May 1941) is a Spanish former football right winger and manager.

José Ufarte

Personal information
Full name	José Armando Ufarte Ventoso
Date of birth	(1941-05-17) 17 May 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth	Pontevedra, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Pontevedra
1955–1960	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961	Flamengo	0	(0)
1961–1962	Corinthians[1]	19	(5)
1962–1964	Flamengo	35	(6)
1964–1974	Atlético Madrid	247	(25)
1974–1976	Racing Santander	55	(10)
Total		356	(46)
International career
1964	Spain B	1	(0)
1965–1972	Spain	16	(2)
Managerial career
	Atlético Madrid (youth)
1985–1986	Atlético Madrileño
1988	Atlético Madrid
1988–1990	Racing Santander
1992–1993	Mérida
1997–2004	Spain youth
2002–2004	Spain U21
2004–2008	Spain (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 274 matches and 32 goals over 11 seasons, almost exclusively for Atlético Madrid. He later embarked in a managerial career, which included coaching both his main club and the Spain national team, in various levels and capacities.

Ufarte represented Spain at the 1966 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Pontevedra, Galicia, Ufarte moved with his family to Brazil at a young age, playing in the country with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (two stints) and Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and earning the nickname O Espanhol (The Spaniard in Portuguese) during his spell.^[2][3] In 1964 he returned to his homeland, signing for Atlético Madrid and making his La Liga debut on 13 September in a 3–1 home win against Real Betis, helping the team to an eventual runner-up position.

In the 1969–70 season, Ufarte played all 30 league games and scored three goals as the Colchoneros won the national championship, the second of the three the player would win with the team. In summer 1974, after having appeared in 323 competitive matches – 36 goals^[2]– the 33-year-old joined Racing de Santander of Segunda División, achieving top-flight promotion in his first year and retiring after the following campaign.

Ufarte started coaching with Atlético's youth sides, then ascended to the reserves in the second division. Late into 1987–88 he replaced the fired César Luis Menotti at the helm of the main squad, being in charge for three matches and dismissed himself after feuding with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil.^[4]

Ufarte joined his other former club Racing for the following season, in the second tier, being relieved of his duties after the 23rd round of the next campaign, with the Cantabrians eventually ranking 17th and being relegated. His last appointment would be with CP Mérida also in division two, in 1992–93.^[5]

International career

Ufarte made his debut for Spain on 5 May 1965, a 0–1 loss in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland for the 1966 FIFA World Cup 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[6] Selected for the finals in England, he appeared against Argentina in a 1–2 group stage defeat.^[7]

In the 1990s and 2000s, Ufarte coached several youth teams of the national side,^[8][5] being in charge of the under-20s as they finished second at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates.^[9]

International goals

^[10]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 November 1965	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	1966 World Cup qualification
2.	17 October 1968	Gerland, Lyon, France	France	0–2	1–3	Friendly

Honours

Player

Flamengo

• Torneio Rio–São Paulo: 1961
• Campeonato Carioca: 1963

Atlético Madrid

• La Liga: 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1964–65, 1971–72

Manager

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004^[11]

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2003^[9]

References

1. Unzelte, Celso (2005). Almanaque do Timão (in Portuguese). Ed. Abril.
2. José Armando Ufarte, un genial extremo derecho (José Armando Ufarte, right winger extraordinaire) Archived 5 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; La Vida en Rojiblanco, 4 February 2009 (in Spanish)
3. "Fran Mérida, primer goleador español en Brasil en 50 años" [Fran Mérida, first Spanish goalscorer in Brazil for 50 years] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
4. Gil echa a Ufarte del Atlético de Madrid por no aceptar las decisiones de Maguregui (Gil sacks Ufarte from Atlético de Madrid for not complying with Maguregui's decisions); El País, 13 April 1988 (in Spanish)
5. "Ufarte, gris recuerdo extremeño" [Ufarte, sad Extremaduran memory] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. Eire, 1 – España, 0 (Éire, 1 – Spain, 0); Mundo Deportivo, 6 May 1965 (in Spanish)
7. España, 1 – Argentina, 2 (Spain, 1 – Argentina, 2); Mundo Deportivo, 14 July 1966 (in Spanish)
8. Reina, José Antonio (15 December 2002). "Los técnicos ya conocen más de la preparación de la selección" [Coaches already know more about preparations of national team] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
9. Spain denied at final hurdle; UEFA, 20 December 2003
10. "Ufarte". European Football. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
11. Ramírez Orsikowsky, Jorge (24 July 2004). "Valero da a España el Europeo sub-19" [Valero gives under-19 Euro to Spain] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

External links

• José Ufarte at BDFutbol
• José Ufarte manager profile at BDFutbol
• José Ufarte at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Ufarte – FIFA competition record (archived)