Enrique Orizaola
Spanish football player and coach (1922–2013)
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Enrique Orizaola Velázquez[1] (26 March 1922 – 10 June 2013) was a Spanish football player and coach.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Orizaola Velázquez | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2013 (aged 91) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1949 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1949–1951 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 50 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | |||
| 1956–1958 | Racing de Santander | ||
| 1958–1959 | Jaén | ||
| 1959–1960 | Murcia | ||
| 1961 | Barcelona | ||
| 1962–1963 | Osasuna | ||
| 1963–1964 | Oviedo | ||
| 1964–1965 | Levante | ||
| 1966–1967 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1967–1968 | Valladolid | ||
| 1968–1969 | Valladolid | ||
| 1970–1971 | Salamanca | ||
| 1971–1972 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1972 | Sabadell | ||
| 1973–1974 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1974–1975 | Xerez | ||
| 1975–1976 | Marbella | ||
| 1976–1978 | Albacete | ||
| 1978–1981 | Calvo Sotelo | ||
| 1981–1982 | Badajoz | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Santander,[3] Orizaola played for Racing de Santander.[4]
Coaching career
Orizaola coached Gimnástica Torrelavega, Racing de Santander, Real Jaén,[5] Real Murcia, Barcelona,[6] and Osasuna.
While at Real Oviedo,[7] the club experienced financial difficulties and lost key players Sánchez Lage, Paquito García and José María.[8]
He went on to manage Levante,[9] Deportivo,[10] Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Sabadell,[11] Albacete Balompié,[12] Salamanca,[13] CD Badajoz,[14][15] Calvo Sotelo[16] and Xerez CD.[17]
At the start of 1961, he took on charge as manager of FC Barcelona after Ljubiša Broćić's sacking and achieved the greatest result of his career: he reached the first European Cup final of the club's history, eventually losing to SL Benfica 3-2.
His son, Enrique Orizaola Paz, was the chairman of Córdoba CF.[18]