Joffre Óscar Zubía Miguez (born 8 February 1946, in

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) is a retired

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an football player. He has played for clubs in

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and

, as well as the Uruguay football team in the 1970 World Cup.

Club career

Zubia started his career at

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, where he impressed the national team, earning a spot on the 1970 Uruguay World Cup team. He then transferred to cross-town team Peñarol, where he was able to play in his first

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. In 1972, Zubia made the move to

to play for LDU Quito, where he helped the team earn its first two national championships also becoming the national top scorer with 30 goals. He retired from football after his participation at the

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club.

International career

Zubia had 15 caps for the Uruguay football team from 1968-1971. He was part of the squad that played in the 1970 World Cup, earning 2 caps against

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Later career

Since retiring from footballer, Zubia has stayed on with LDU Quito as a manager at the youth and senior level. He was the senior team coach from 1997-1998. Currently works as a Scout and Coaching the minor leagues in LDU Quito

Honors

LDU Quito *

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1946 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan footballers Uruguay international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Peñarol players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players L.D.U. Quito managers L.D.U. Quito footballers Expatriate footballers in Ecuador 1970 FIFA World Cup players Uruguayan football managers Expatriate football managers in Ecuador Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-stub