Tolo Plaza
Spanish footballer (1949–2000)
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Bartolomé Plaza Muela (21 February 1949 – 11 June 2000) was a Spanish football player and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bartolomé Plaza Muela | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | La Carolina, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 2000 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Castellón | 9 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Recreativo Huelva | 2 | (1) |
| 1971–1972 | Castellón | 5 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Linares | 31+ | (8+) |
| 1974–1978 | Sevilla | 44 | (11) |
| 1977–1978 | Sevilla Atlético | 17 | (3) |
| 1978 | → Recreativo Huelva (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Algeciras | 25 | (2) |
| 1979–1982 | Linares | 83 | (15) |
| Total | 220+ | (40+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Sevilla Atlético | ||
| 1985–1987 | Utrera | ||
| 1988 | Atlético Marbella | ||
| 1988–1989 | Jaén | ||
| 1989–1990 | Linares | ||
| 1991–1992 | Jaén | ||
| 1992–1993 | Córdoba | ||
| 1993–1996 | Jaén | ||
| 1997 | Málaga | ||
| 1998–2000 | Elche | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in La Carolina in the Province of Jaén, Plaza played as a forward for Sevilla in La Liga (21 games, 6 goals) and for five teams including the former in the Segunda División (148 games, 19 goals).[1] On 4 January 1976, he came on as a substitute for Rafael Martínez after 35 minutes, and eight minutes later scored the opening goal for Sevilla in a 2–0 home win over Real Betis in the Seville derby.[2] In April 1978, he was loaned to a Recreativo de Huelva side chasing promotion to the top flight with five games remaining.[3]
Plaza played 32 games and scored 11 goals in 1979–80 as Linares won their Segunda División B group. His tally included a goal in the final match on 1 June, a 4–2 win at Calvo Sotelo.[4]
Managerial career
Plaza managed Real Jaén in a record 229 games in the 1990s, in Segunda División B.[1] He also led Córdoba in 1992–93.[5] In 1996–97, he left halfway through a promotion-winning season to join Málaga,[6] but was fired after 13 games of the following campaign with the team in 7th place, with three points less than leaders Granada; the season ended with promotion under his successor Ismael Díaz.[7]
Elche appointed Plaza in 1998 and he led the team to promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs.[8] He was sacked in January 2000 with the team in the relegation zone.[9]