Personal information | |||
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Full name | Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría | ||
Date of birth | (1915-01-10)January 10, 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Date of death | November 8, 1982(1982-11-08) (aged 67) | ||
Place of death | Getxo, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935 | Erandio | ||
1935–1939 | Barakaldo | ||
1936 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1939–1943 | Athletic Bilbao | 70 | (0) |
1943–1947 | Valencia | 61 | (1) |
1947–1948 | Valladolid | 13 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Real Sociedad | 7 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1949–1951 | Logroñés | ||
1952–1953 | Cádiz | ||
1954–1955 | Logroñés | ||
1955–1956 | Caudal | ||
1956–1957 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
1957–1959 | Indautxu | ||
1959–1960 | Avilés | ||
1962–1963 | Burgos | ||
1964 | Salamanca | ||
1964–1965 | Logroñés | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría (10 January 1915 – 8 November 1982) was a Chilean footballer who made his entire career in Spain.[1]
The first Chilean in the Spanish football, he made his debut for Erandio Club in 1935,[1] and next he played for Barakaldo CF,[2] Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF, Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad.[3] He was loaned to Racing de Santander in 1936 for 4,500 pesetas, but he couldn't play due to the Spanish coup of July.[4]
While at Athletic (one of few players born outside the Basque region to play for the club under their signing policy and the only from Chile in the history),[5] he won a League and Cup double in 1943, and followed this up with further league titles playing for Valencia in 1944 and 1947.[3] In his 30s he featured for Valladolid and Real Sociedad in successive seasons, helping each to gain promotion from the second tier.
After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés.[4]
Born in Santiago, Chile, his parents were Basques. He returned to Euzkadi at early age, after his mother died.[2]
He made his home in Areeta and managed a bar in Mayor Street.[2]
Higinio Ortúzar – managerial positions
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