José María Núñez Urrezola (born 22 January 1952) is a Spanish former professional

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and former player who played as a left-back. He amassed

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totals of 197 games and two goals over the course of 11 seasons, ten with

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Career

Born in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Núñez was a youth product of

, and made his senior debut with the reserve team in 1971. He was promoted to the main squad two years later, but only appeared in five

matches in his first three seasons, his debut in the competition coming on 7 September 1974 in a 2–0 away loss against

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. After two years with

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on loan,

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spent in

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, Núñez returned to his previous club in the summer of 1978, going on to be regularly played during his eight-year tenure in his second spell. From 1982 to 1984, as the ''Lions'' won back to back national championships, he contributed a total of 50 appearances, also playing the full 90 minutes in

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of the 1984

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which was won at the expense of

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(1–0). After spending the 1986–87 and 1987–88 campaigns in the second tier with

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, Núñez retired at the age of 36. Immediately after retiring, he was named manager of

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Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 1982–83, 1983–84 *

: 1983–84; runner-up 1984–85 *

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: 1984 (Athletic Bilbao were awarded the trophy as winners of the double) Sporting Gijón *

: 1976–77

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Jose 1952 births Living people People from Tolosa, Spain Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Gipuzkoa Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Athletic Bilbao B footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Sporting de Gijón players Sestao Sport Club footballers Spanish football managers SD Amorebieta managers