In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iruretagoyena and the second or maternal family name is Amiano.
Javier Irureta
Irureta in 1973
Personal information
Full name
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano
Date of birth
(1948-04-01) 1 April 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth
Irun, Spain
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1965–1967
Real Unión
48
(14)
1967–1975
Atlético Madrid
208
(48)
1975–1980
Athletic Bilbao
136
(22)
Total
392
(84)
International career
1969–1971
Spain U23
4
(0)
1967
Spain amateur
4
(2)
1972–1975
Spain
6
(0)
1979
Basque Country
1
(0)
Managerial career
1984–1988
Sestao
1988–1989
Logroñés
1989–1993
Real Oviedo
1993
Basque Country
1993–1994
Racing Santander
1994–1995
Athletic Bilbao
1995–1997
Real Sociedad
1997–1998
Celta Vigo
1998–2005
Deportivo La Coruña
2006
Real Betis
2008
Real Zaragoza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born 1 April 1948), Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
He had a distinguished playing career with Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, playing in 344 La Liga games for both teams combined and scoring 70 goals.
Irureta managed several Spanish top flight clubs, most notably Deportivo. He was the only person to have coached both the two major Galician (Deportivo and Celta Vigo) and Basque (Athletic and Real Sociedad) sides.
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born 1 April 1948), Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager. He had a distinguished...
April 1975. Atlético Madrid won the second leg 2–0. The goals came from JavierIrureta in the 23rd and Rubén Ayala in the 85th minute. Atlético Madrid won...
Guisasola, Alexanko, Goikoetxea, Irureta, Dani or Carlos (last player to win the Pichichi Trophy with the club). In 1981, Javier Clemente became manager. He...
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1 February 2001. Paul Madden (1 April 2010). "Spanish Cumpleanos: JavierIrureta". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010. Gianni Mura (13 May 1988). "ALLE...
Villazán, Pol Monen, Claudia Roset, Javier Morgade, Nil Cardoner, María Caballero, Milena Smit and Elena Irureta, among others. Following a bus crash...
Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011. "Irureta says goodbye to Betis". UEFA.com. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original...
better record than either Real Madrid or Barcelona, and in 2000, under JavierIrureta, Deportivo became the ninth team to be crowned champions. Valencia were...
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JavierIrureta March 2008 – June 2008 Manolo Villanova July 2008 – Dec 2009 Marcelino Dec 2009 – Nov 2010 José Aurelio Gay Nov 2010 – Dec 2011 Javier...
Rey tie. On 6 October 2002 he was handed his league return by coach JavierIrureta, coming out as a late substitute in the 0–2 home loss to Racing de Santander...
also on loan, in January 2005, after a series of run-ins with coach JavierIrureta. He scored a goal on his debut against Southampton in a 2–1 home win...
1986 Antonio Ruiz 1986–87 José Carrete 1987–89 Vicente Miera 1989–93 JavierIrureta 1993–95 Radomir Antić 1995–96 Ivica Brzić 1996–97 Juan Manuel Lillo...