José María Lasa Ibarguren (born 3 March 1948) is a Spanish former

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who played mainly as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 287 games and 38 goals, representing in the competition

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and

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Club career

Born in Andoain,

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, Lasa reached the professional level at the age of 21 when he signed for

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from

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in 1968. He spent two seasons in the

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with the former club, being relegated in the second; he started playing as a winger. Lasa made his debut in

with

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, in a 1–1 away draw against

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on 13 September 1970. He scored his first goal thirteen days later, in the 3–2 loss at

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. He finished the campaign with a further seven in 30 games, helping to a final tenth position. Lasa joined fellow top-flight side

in the summer of 1972. He netted seven times from 32 appearances in his first year, which ended in

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of the Copa del Generalísimo after a 2–0 win over

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. During his years at the San Mamés Stadium, Lasa was eventually reconverted into a

by manager Rafael Iriondo. He left in 1980, having appeared in 222 matches in all competitions and scored 23 goals; this included 16 games in the

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, one of them being the second leg of the 1977 final, lost to

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on the

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. Lasa closed out his professional career at the end of 1979–80, after two seasons in the top tier with

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. He retired four years later, with amateurs Abadiño KE.

International career

Lasa represented Spain at under-23 level.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao * Copa del Generalísimo: 1972–73

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lasa, Jose 1948 births Living people People from Andoain Footballers from Gipuzkoa Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players CD Logroñés footballers Real Valladolid players Granada CF footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Real Zaragoza players Spain men's under-23 international footballers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen