Santiago Urkiaga facts for kids
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| Full name | Santiago Urkiaga Pérez | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1970–1976 | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Bilbao Athletic | 90 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 1979–1987 | Athletic Bilbao | 255 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Español | 46 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 391 | (4) | |||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Spain U18 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 1977 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Spain amateur | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1980 | Spain B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1980–1984 | Spain | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Santurtzi | ||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Basconia | ||||||||||||
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Santiago Urkiaga Pérez (born April 18, 1958) is a former Spanish footballer. He played as a right-back, which is a defensive position on the field. Urkiaga is best known for his time with Athletic Bilbao. He also played for the Spanish national team.
Playing for Football Clubs
Santiago Urkiaga was born in Barakaldo, a town in Spain. He spent nine seasons playing for Athletic Bilbao, a very strong local team. He was a key player when the club won the La Liga title two years in a row (1983 and 1984). During these winning seasons, he played in all 67 games.
He first played in La Liga on May 13, 1979. Overall, he played 345 official games for Athletic Bilbao and scored seven goals.
Urkiaga later played for RCD Español for two seasons. His old coach, Javier Clemente, was the manager there. In his first year with Español (1987–88), he helped the team reach the final of the UEFA Cup. They lost the final to Germany's Bayer 04 Leverkusen after a penalty shootout. Santiago Urkiaga stopped playing football in June 1989, when he was 31 years old.
Playing for Spain
Urkiaga played 14 games for the Spanish national team over four years. These games are called "caps." He was chosen for the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 1984 tournaments. In the 1984 European Championship, he was a starting player. Spain finished second in that tournament, losing to the host country, France.
His first game for the national team was on March 26, 1980. It was a friendly match against England in Barcelona, which Spain lost 2–0. Urkiaga also played football for Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Football Achievements
Santiago Urkiaga won several important titles during his career.
With Athletic Bilbao
- La Liga (Spanish League):
- 1982–83 season
- 1983–84 season
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup):
- 1983–84 season
- Supercopa de España (Spanish Super Cup):
- 1984 (Athletic Bilbao won this automatically because they won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey)
With Español
- UEFA Cup runner-up:
- 1987–88 season (finished second)
With Spain
- UEFA European Championship runner-up:
- 1984 (finished second)
See also
In Spanish: Santiago Urkiaga para niños
