José Núñez (footballer)

For the Paraguayan footballer, see José Ariel Núñez.

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

José María Núñez Urrezola (born 22 January 1952) is a Spanish former professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back.

José Núñez

Personal information
Full name	José María Núñez Urrezola
Date of birth	(1952-01-22) 22 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	Bilbao Athletic	52	(1)
1973–1986	Athletic Bilbao	177	(2)
1976–1978	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	51	(0)
1986–1988	Sestao	67	(0)
Total		347	(3)
Managerial career
1988–1990	Amorebieta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 197 games and two goals over the course of 11 seasons, ten with Athletic Bilbao.

Career

Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Núñez was a youth product of Athletic Bilbao, and made his senior debut with the reserve team in 1971. He was promoted to the main squad two years later, but only appeared in five La Liga matches in his first three seasons, his debut in the competition coming on 7 September 1974 in a 2–0 away loss against Málaga.^[1]

After two years with Sporting de Gijón on loan, the first spent in Segunda División,^[2] Núñez returned to his previous club in the summer of 1978, going on to be regularly played during his eight-year tenure in his second spell. From 1982 to 1984, as the Lions won back to back national championships, he contributed a total of 50 appearances, also playing the full 90 minutes in the final of the 1984 Copa del Rey which was won at the expense of Barcelona (1–0).^[3]

After spending the 1986–87 and 1987–88 campaigns in the second tier with Sestao Sport, Núñez retired at the age of 36.^[4] Immediately after retiring, he was named manager of Amorebieta.^[5]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• La Liga: 1982–83,^[6] 1983–84^[7]
• Copa del Rey: 1983–84; runner-up 1984–85^[8]
• Supercopa de España: 1984^[9] (Athletic Bilbao were awarded the trophy as winners of the double)

Sporting Gijón

• Segunda División: 1976–77

References

1. "2–0: Iribar salvó al Athletic de una derrota más amplia" [2–0: Iribar saved Athletic from bigger loss]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 September 1974. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
2. "El día 31 decidirá la asamblea el traspaso de Churruca" [Assembly will decide on Churruca transfer on the 31st]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 August 1976. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
3. Castillo, José Javier (6 May 1984). "1–0: La mejor técnica no fue suficiente" [1–0: Better skills were not enough]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
4. "Tres bajas en el Sestao" [Three out in Sestao]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 June 1988. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
5. "Sestao: "Txato" Núñez colgó las botas" [Sestao: "Txato" Núñez hung boots]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1988. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
6. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente. "Spain 1982/83". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
7. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente. "Spain 1983/84". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
8. Sanchis, Alberto (1 July 1985). "2–1: Hugo se fue por la puerta grande" [2–1: Hugo exited through the front door] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
9. Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

External links

• José Núñez at Athletic Bilbao
• José Núñez at BDFutbol