José Araquistáin Arrieta (born 4 March 1937) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Real Sociedad

Born in

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, Araquistáin started his career with local

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, playing five

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seasons with the club and being first-choice in four of those. He made his debut in the competition on 2 December 1956, in a 3–2 away win against

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Real Madrid

Araquistáin moved to

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for the 1961–62 season. He played 25 games in his first year, winning the double and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the process. In the following years, Araquistáin was more often than not in the losing end of a battle for first-choice duties with José Vicente Train and Antonio Betancort. His best output came in the 1963–64 campaign, when he featured in 14 out of 30 league contests to help the ''Merengues'' to a third national championship in a row; on 11 May 1966, he appeared in one of his 18

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matches, helping his team win that year's continental competition with a 2–1 triumph over

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Later years

Subsequently, Araquistáin represented

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and

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, playing in the top flight with both sides and also attaining promotion from

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with the latter. He retired in 1973, at the age of 36.

International career

Araquistáin earned six

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for

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. He made his debut on 17 July 1960 in a 4–1 friendly win with

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, and was part of the squad that competed at the

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. In the tournament, also held in Chile, Araquistáin played in the 1–2 group stage loss to

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, in an eventual group stage exit. It was to be his last international appearance.

Honours

Club

;Real Madrid *

: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68 * Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62 *

: 1965–66

Individual

* Zamora Trophy: 1961–62

References

External links

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Biography at Porteros Vascos de Leyenda
{{DEFAULTSORT:Araquistain, Jose 1937 births Living people People from Azkoitia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Sociedad footballers SD Eibar footballers Real Madrid CF players Elche CF players CD Castellón footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Champions League–winning players Footballers from Gipuzkoa 20th-century Spanish sportsmen