Jesús Garay Vecino (10 September 1930 – 10 February 1995) was a Spanish

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who played as a central defender. He amassed La Liga totals of 341 games and ten goals over 16 seasons, representing mainly in the competition

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(ten years) and Barcelona (five). Garay appeared for Spain at the

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Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Garay joined local

in 1950 from neighbouring SD Erandio Club. He was immediately cast into the team's starting XI, making his La Liga debut on 8 October 1950 in a 9–4 home win over

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and scoring his first goal in the competition on 17 December of the same year also at the San Mamés Stadium, against FC Barcelona (4–3 victory). In summer 1960, after 292 official appearances for Athletic and five major titles won, including the 1955–56 national championship and three

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trophies,

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conquered against

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at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Garay signed for Barcelona for 5,5 million pesetas, a fee that would later be used to build the ''Mercy'' stand at San Mamés, dubbed by club fans ''Jesús Garay''. He retired at the age of 35 after a further five seasons in the top division, four with the Catalans and

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with

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, suffering relegation with the latter. Garay died on 10 February 1995 at 64, in his hometown.

International career

Garay earned 29 caps for the Spanish national team for eight and a half years, making his debut on 19 March 1953 in a 3–1

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win against Belgium in Barcelona. He was part of the squad that competed at the

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, featuring in the 0–1 group stage loss to Czechoslovakia.Jesús Garay Vecino – International Matches
at RSSSF

International goals

Honours

Athletic Bilbao * La Liga: 1955–56 *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

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1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

* Copa Eva Duarte: 1950 Barcelona *Copa del Generalísimo: 1962–63

References

External links

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FC Barcelona profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garay, Jesus 1930 births 1995 deaths Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Bilbao Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players SD Erandio Club players Athletic Bilbao footballers FC Barcelona players CD Málaga footballers Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players