José Iglesias Fernández (23 December 1926 – 12 July 2007), nicknamed Joseíto, was a Spanish

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and manager. He amassed

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totals of 134 games and 54 goals over the course of nine seasons, namely in representation of

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, with which he appeared in 177 official matches and scored 77 goals, winning ten major titles.Real Madrid biography

Club career

Born in Zamora, Castile and León, Joseíto played for several clubs before arriving at

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in 1949, including local Atlético Zamora. In his first season, he helped the

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ns promote to

. In the 1951 summer Joseíto moved to

(two years before another player that would represent both clubs,

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), going on to remain at the

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for the following eight years whilst appearing in nearly 200 official games. From 1955 to 1959 he won four consecutive European Cups, contributing with 11 matches and six goals in the process; however, after the arrival of

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, he began featuring less regularly. Joseíto retired in 1961 at the age of nearly 35, after one-year spells in the

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with

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and

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. In the following decades he managed a host of clubs in all three major levels of Spanish football, being in charge of

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and

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(two spells) in the top level.

International career

Joseíto gained his first and only

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for

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on 28 December 1952, a 2–2 friendly draw with

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played in

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Honours

;Valladolid *

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: 1945–46, 1946–47 ;Salamanca *

: 1947–48 ;Racing Santander *

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: 1949–50 ;Real Madrid * 4

: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58 * 4

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: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 * 2

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: 1955, 1957

Death

Joseíto died in

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, Andalusia on 12 July 2007, after suffering the second stroke in six years. He was 80 years old.Joseíto, ganador de cuatro Copas de Europa con el Real Madrid (Joseíto, winner of four European Cups with Real Madrid)
El Mundo, 12 July 2007

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