Higinio Ortúzar
Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria (10 January 1915 – 8 November 1982) was a Chilean footballer who played in Spain for Barakaldo CF, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF, Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Higinio Ortúzar Santamaria | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | November 8, 1982 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Getxo, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erandio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1939 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1939–1943 | Athletic Bilbao | 70 | (0) |
| 1943–1947 | Valencia | 61 | (1) |
| 1947–1948 | Valladolid | 13 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Real Sociedad | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1949–1951 | Logroñés | ||
| 1952–1953 | Cádiz | ||
| 1955–1956 | Caudal | ||
| 1956–1957 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1958–1959 | Indautxu | ||
| 1959–1960 | Avilés | ||
| 1962–1963 | Burgos | ||
| 1964 | Salamanca | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
While at Athletic (one of few players born outside the Basque region to play for the club under their signing policy), he won a League and Cup double in 1943, and followed this up with further league titles playing for Valencia in 1944 and 1947.[1] In his 30s he featured for Valladolid and Real Sociedad in successive seasons, helping each to gain promotion from the second tier.
After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés.
References
- "Higinio Ortúzar: el chileno de sangre vasca" [Higinio Ortúzar: the Chilean with Basque blood]. Club Perarnau - The Tactical Room (in Spanish). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Ortúzar at Athletic Bilbao
- Higinio Ortúzar at BDFutbol
- Higinio Ortúzar manager profile at BDFutbol
- Profile at Ciberche (Valencia) (in Spanish)
- Higinio Ortúzar, un futbolista chileno de Areeta (in Spanish)
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