Joaquín Urquiaga (29 March 1910 – 28 July 1965) was a

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player and manager who played professionally in

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and

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Career

Born in Zorroza,

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

, Urquiaga played as a goalkeeper for

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...

. He made his

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debut on 25 December 1932, and would help Betis win the league in the 1934–35 season. In four seasons, Urquiaga made 72 league appearances for Betis. Fleeing the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...

in 1937, Urquiaga traveled to

where he joined

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

. He also played for

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

, where he won the

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title in 1945–46. After he retired from playing, Urquiaga became a football coach. He led Veracruz to the 1947–48

Copa México Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

title. Urquiaga also managed

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...

, leading the club to a league and cup double in 1952–53.

Personal

Urquiaga died in

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

in July 1965.

References

1910 births 1965 deaths Spanish men's footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Real Betis players C.D. Veracruz footballers La Liga players Liga MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Spanish football managers C.D. Veracruz managers Footballers from Bilbao Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Liga MX managers Spanish expatriate football managers Asturias F.C. players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-goalkeeper-stub