José Ángel Iribar

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José Ángel Iribar
Full name	José Ángel Iribar Cortajarena
Date of birth	March 1, 1943 (1943-03-01) (age 65)
Place of birth	Zarautz, Guipúzcoa, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
	CD Baskonia
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1962-1980	Athletic Bilbao	466 (0)
National team²
1964-1976 1979	Spain Basque Country	49 (0) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 18, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 18, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Ángel Iribar Cortajarena, El Chopo ("the poplar") (born 1 March 1943 in Zarautz, Guipúzcoa) is a former Basque footballer and manager. He played as goalkeeper for CD Baskonia, Athletic Bilbao and Spain.

Iribar made his senior debut for Athletic in 1962 and his international debut in 1964. He was a member of the Athletic team that won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1969 and 1973 and reached the UEFA Cup final in 1977. In 1970 he also won the Zamora Trophy. He made a record 466 appearances in La Liga and a further 49 appearances for Spain. This included three games at the 1966 World Cup. He was also a member of Spanish team that won the European Championship in 1964.

On 5 December 1975, before a game against Real Sociedad, Iribar and the captain of Real Sociedad, Ignacio Kortabarria, carried out the Ikurriña, the Basque flag and placed it ceremonially on the centre-circle^[1]. This was the first public display of the flag since the death of Franco. He subsequently became involved in Basque local politics and was a founding member of the independentist coalition Herri Batasuna^[1].

In 1980 Iribar retired as a player and joined the Athletic coaching staff. In 1983/84 he coached Bilbao Athletic, the clubs reserve side, to second place in the Segunda División, their highest ever league position. He managed the first team for the 1986/87 season. He has been manager of the Basque Country national football team since 1988.

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Athletic Bilbao

Copa del Generalísimo: 2 (1969, 1973)

Spain

European Champions : 1 (1964)

Individual

Zamora: 1 (1970)

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^ ^a ^b La "selección" de ETA, El Mundo Crónica, 17 December 2000.

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At the LFP

v • d • e Spain squad - 1964 European Nations' Cup Winners (1st Title)

GK Iribar • GK Pepín • DF Adelardo • DF Calleja • DF Echeberría • DF Olivella • DF Reija • DF Rivilla • MF del Sol • MF Fusté • MF Ruiz • MF Zoco • FW Amancio • FW Collar • FW Guillot • FW Lapetra • FW Marcelino • FW Pereda • FW Suárez • FW Train • Coach: Villalonga

v • d • e Spain squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Iribar • 2 Sanchís • 3 Eladio • 4 del Sol • 5 Zoco • 6 Glaría • 7 Ufarte • 8 Amancio • 9 Marcelino • 10 Suárez • 11 Gento • 12 Betancort • 13 Reina • 14 Rivilla • 15 Reija • 16 Olivella • 17 Gallego • 18 Pirri • 19 Fusté • 20 Peiró • 21 Adelardo • 22 Lapetra • Coach: Villalonga