Enrique Orizaola facts for kids
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1941–1949 | Racing Santander | ||
| 1949–1951 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 50 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
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Enrique Orizaola Velázquez (26 March 1922 – 10 June 2013) was a Spanish football player and coach.
Playing career
Born in Santander, Orizaola played for Racing de Santander.
Coaching career
Orizaola coached Gimnástica Torrelavega, Racing de Santander, Real Jaén, Real Murcia, Barcelona, Osasuna, Real Oviedo, Levante, Deportivo, Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Sabadell, Albacete Balompié, Salamanca, CD Badajoz, Calvo Sotelo and Xerez CD. 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.
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