José Antonio Eulate

José Antonio Gómez Álvarez de Eulate (born 10 May 1955) is a Spanish retired football forward and coach.

José Antonio Eulate

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Gómez Álvarez de Eulate
Date of birth	(1955-05-10) 10 May 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Salamanca, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Santa Marta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Ponferradina	42	(9)
1975–1979	Betis	44	(7)
1979	→ Recreativo (loan)	9	(2)
1979–1982	Levante	96	(13)
1982–1984	Albacete	36	(7)
1984–1989	Ponferradina	125	(75)
Total		342	(113)
Managerial career
1991–1992	Atlético Bembibre
?–?	As Pontes
1994–1995	Ponferradina
2001–2002	Atlético Bembibre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez de Eulate.

Playing career

Born in Salamanca, Region of León, Eulate moved to Ponferrada at the age of two and was a CD Santa Marta youth graduate. After making his debut as a senior with SD Ponferradina in 1973, he joined La Liga club Real Betis in January 1975. He was yielded in Jerez Industrial C.F.

Eulate was rarely used by the Andalusians during his spell, but was part of the squad that won the Copa del Rey in 1977 against Athletic Bilbao, playing the second half of extra time and converting his penalty shootout attempt (8–7 win in Madrid).^[1][2] In January 1979, he was loaned to neighbouring Recreativo de Huelva also in the top tier, and after suffering relegation he signed for Segunda División team Levante UD.

Eulate was an ever-present figure for the Valencian side, experiencing another relegation in 1982. After two seasons at Albacete Balompié, in Segunda División B, he returned to his first club Ponferradina, retiring in 1989 at the age of 34.

Coaching career

After retiring, Eulate worked as a manager, his first stop being at CA Bembibre in Tercera División, in 1991.^[3] After another spell at CD As Pontes, he was named Ponferradina coach in 1994.

Dismissed in October 1995, Eulate returned to Atlético Bembibre in 2001.^[3]

Honours

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 1976–77

References

1. "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1977. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. "Eulate, el balón de la Copa del 77 y la Ponferradina" [Eulate, the 77 Cup's ball and Ponferradina]. El Correo (in Spanish). 30 September 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
3. "Entrenadores del Atlético Bembibre desde 1966" [Atético Bembibre managers since 1966] (in Spanish). Veteranos del Atlético Bembibre. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

External links

• José Antonio Eulate at BDFutbol
• Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
• Aúpa Deportiva profile (in Spanish)