Patxi Rípodas

Francisco José Rípodas Oroz (born 13 September 1960), known as Patxi Rípodas or simply Rípodas, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2] He made 217 La Liga appearances over ten years with Osasuna and four with Athletic Bilbao.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rípodas and the second or maternal family name is Oroz.
Rípodas
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Rípodas Oroz
Date of birth (1960-09-13) 13 September 1960
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Osasuna B ? (?)
1979–1989 Osasuna 239 (29)
1989–1993 Athletic Bilbao 62 (1)
Total 301 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Osasuna

Rípodas was born in Pamplona, the capital of the autonomous community of Navarre, and began his career with local club Osasuna. He made his professional debut with the B team in 1979, and quickly moved up to the senior team the same year. He made his full debut in the opening match of the 1979–80 Segunda División season on 2nd September, away against Levante at the Nou Estadi del Llevant, playing the first 58 minutes of the 2–1 loss before being substituted for Enrique Martín.[3] He made his home debut at the El Sadar Stadium a week later, again starting the 2–2 draw against Getafe Deportivo before being substituted at half time, this time for Emilio Martínez.[4] He played a major role that season, appearing in 22 matches and scoring a goal (at home to Cádiz on 28th October) as Osasuna were promoted to La Liga in third place.[5][6]

Despite this success, Rípodas had to wait two years before making his next appearances, even returning to the B team for one match - away to Burgos in Segunda División B - in 1982.[7] He finally made his La Liga debut on 11th September 1982, away to Las Palmas at Estadio Insular. He came on in the 56th minute for Clemente Iriarte, with the scores level at 1–1, although Osasuna went on to lose 2–1.[8] He made his full debut in the competition eight days later, playing the full 90 minutes away to Real Sociedad at Atotxa Stadium as the visitors lost 2–0. Strangely, he had to wait until his fifth appearance of the season to make his home La Liga debut, again playing the full 90 minutes of the 4–2 win over Atlético Madrid on 24th October.[7] He scored his first La Liga goal on 19th December, netting the opener from the penalty spot in a 2–1 win over Real Madrid.[9]

From then on, Rípodas was a mainstay of the Osasuna team, making at least 26 appearances in each of the next six La Liga campaigns. 1984–85 was a strong season for Osasuna, as he made 26 appearances and scored twice to help the team to 6th in the league, and qualification for the UEFA Cup.[10] He made his European debut in Osasuna's first round match against Rangers of Scotland at Ibrox Stadium on 17th September, a match which the Spaniards won 1–0.[11] He scored the opener in the return fixture on 2nd October, with a 2–0 victory sending Osasuna through to the next round.[11][12] He wasn't involved as Osasuna lost 2–0 away in Belgium to Waregem in the second round, and when he returned for the home leg, a 2–1 win wasn't enough to keep the Spanish side in the competition.[11]

The season in which he played the biggest part was 1986–87, playing 38 matches and scoring 5 times as Osasuna just avoided relegation. The following season, he played 36 times and scored 6 goals, the biggest goal haul of his Osasuna career.[2] This helped the team to an excellent 5th place in the league.[13] Rípodas's final match for Osasuna was a 1–0 loss at home to Valencia on 28th May 1989.[14]

Athletic Bilbao

After over a decade with his boyhood club, Rípodas moved to Athletic Bilbao when his contract expired in the summer of 1989.[15] He signed a four year deal with the San Mamés club,[15] having turned down a rival offer from Atlético Madrid on the grounds that Madrid was too far from his roots in Pamplona.[16] He made his debut for his new club at home to Real Sociedad on the opening day of the La Liga season, with Athletic emerging as 1–0 winners. His only goal during his first season in Bilbao came in the Copa del Rey, against Palamós at their new stadium in the first leg of Athletic's 5–1 aggregate first round victory.[2]

The following season was Rípodas's best at San Mamés, making 27 appearances in all competitions and scoring twice. He was used more sparingly in 1991–92, playing only 9 games.[2] He enjoyed a little more playing time under new head coach Jupp Heynckes in his fourth season with the club, making 14 La Liga appearances as Athletic finished 8th.[2][17] His final game proved to be the 2–0 home victory over Espanyol on the last day of the season, after which, reaching the end of his contract, Rípodas retired from football at the age of 32.[2]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Rípodas held coaching roles at various times with Athletic Bilbao, their feeder club Basconia, and Peña Sport in his native Navarre.

Personal life

Patxi's nephew is Roberto Martínez Rípodas, known as Tiko, who was also a professional footballer.[18] Like his uncle, Tiko began his career with Osasuna and also had a successful spell with Athletic Bilbao.[19] He was capped once by Spain,[19] and is now the assistant manager of Basconia.[20]

Tiko's younger brother, like his uncle named Francisco and sometimes known as Txitxo, was also a midfielder, featuring solely in lower divisions, including for Osasuna B.[21]

Club statistics
As of 28 November 2020[2][22]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 1979–80 Regional Preferente de Navarra ??––––––??
1982–83 Segunda División B 10––––––10
Total 1000000010
Osasuna 1979–80 Segunda División 22100––––221
1980–81 La Liga 0000––––00
1981–82 0000––––00
1982–83 29300––20313
1983–84 28400––00284
1984–85 26200––00262
1985–86 283003120334
1986–87 38500––––385
1987–88 36600––––366
1988–89 32500––––325
Total 2392900314024630
Athletic Bilbao 1989–90 La Liga 17041––––211
1990–91 22151––––272
1991–92 9000––––90
1992–93 14010––––150
Total 6211020000723
Career total 30230102314031933
1.^ Appearances in the 1983 Copa de la Liga
2.^ Appearances in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup
3.^ Appearances in the 1986 Copa de la Liga

References
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