José Armando Ufarte Ventoso (born 17 May 1941) is a Spanish former football

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and

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. He amassed

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totals of 274 matches and 32 goals over 11 seasons, almost exclusively for Atlético Madrid. He later embarked in a managerial career, which included coaching both his main club and the Spain national team, in various levels and capacities. Ufarte represented Spain at the

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Club career

Born in

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, Galicia, Ufarte moved with his family to Brazil at a young age, playing in the country with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (two stints) and Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and earning the nickname ''O Espanhol'' (The Spaniard in

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) during his spell.José Armando Ufarte, un genial extremo derecho (José Armando Ufarte, right winger extraordinaire)
; La Vida en Rojiblanco, 4 February 2009 In 1964 he returned to his homeland, signing for Atlético Madrid and making his

debut on 13 September in a 3–1 home win against

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, helping the team to an eventual runner-up position. In the 1969–70 season, Ufarte played all 30 league games and scored three goals as the ''Colchoneros'' won the national championship, the second of the three the player would win with the team. In summer 1974, after having appeared in 323 competitive matches – 36 goals– the 33-year-old joined

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of Segunda División, achieving top-flight promotion in his first year and retiring after the following campaign. Ufarte started coaching with Atlético's youth sides, then ascended to the reserves in the second division. Late into 1987–88 he replaced the fired

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at the helm of the main squad, being in charge for three matches and dismissed himself after feuding with elusive club chairman

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. Ufarte joined his other former club Racing for the following season, in the second tier, being relieved of his duties after the 23rd round of the next campaign, with the

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ns eventually ranking 17th and being relegated. His last appointment would be with CP Mérida also in division two, in

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International career

Ufarte made his debut for

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on 5 May 1965, a 0–1 loss in

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against the

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for the 1966 FIFA World Cup 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Selected for the finals in England, he appeared against

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in a 1–2 group stage defeat. In the 1990s and 2000s, Ufarte coached several youth teams of the national side, being in charge of the under-20s as they finished second at the

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in the

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.Spain denied at final hurdle
UEFA, 20 December 2003

International goals

Honours

Player

Flamengo *

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: 1961 * Campeonato Carioca: 1963 Atlético Madrid *

: 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73 *

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: 1964–65, 1971–72

Manager

Spain U19 *

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: 2004 Spain U20 *

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runner-up: 2003

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ufarte, Jose 1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Pontevedra Men's association football wingers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players La Liga players Segunda División players Atlético Madrid footballers Racing de Santander players Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Atlético Madrid B managers Atlético Madrid managers Racing de Santander managers CP Mérida managers Spain national under-21 football team managers