Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría (10 January 1915 – 8 November 1982) was a Chilean footballer who made his entire career in Spain.

Career

The first Chilean in the Spanish football, he made his debut for Erandio Club in 1935, and next he played for Barakaldo CF,

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, Valencia CF, Real Valladolid and

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. 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. 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), he won a League and Cup double in 1943, and followed this up with further league titles playing for Valencia in

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and

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. 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.

Personal life

Born in Santiago, Chile, his parents were

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. He returned to ''Euzkadi'' at early age, after his mother died. He made his home in

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and managed a bar in Mayor Street.

References

External links

Higinio Ortúzar
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Higinio Ortúzar
at Ciberche

1915 births 1982 deaths Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chilean people of Spanish descent Chilean people of Basque descent Citizens of Spain through descent SD Erandio Club players Racing de Santander players Barakaldo CF footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Valencia CF players Real Valladolid players Real Sociedad footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Association football midfielders Association football defenders Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers CD Logroñés managers Cádiz CF managers Cultural Leonesa managers Real Avilés CF managers Burgos CF (1936) managers UD Salamanca managers Tercera División managers Segunda División managers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain {{Chile-footy-bio-stub