Jesús Garay

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Jesús Garay

Garay in 1962
Personal information
Full nameJesús Garay Vecino
Date of birth10 September 1930
Place of birthBilbao, Spain
Date of death10 February 1995 (aged 64)
Place of deathBilbao, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1945–1946Santutxu
1946–1949Begoña
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1949–1950Erandio
1950–1960Athletic Bilbao236(7)
1960–1965Barcelona89(3)
1965–1966Málaga16(0)
Total341(10)
National team
1955Spain B1(0)
1953–1962Spain29(1)
Teams managed
1979Basque Country
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garay and the second or maternal family name is Vecino.

Jesús Garay Vecino (10 September 1930 – 10 February 1995) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 341 games and ten goals over the course of 16 seasons, representing mainly in the competition Athletic Bilbao (ten years) and Barcelona (five).

Garay appeared for Spain at the 1962 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Garay joined local Athletic Bilbao in 1950 from neighbouring SD Erandio Club. He was immediately cast into the team's starting XI, making his La Liga debut on 8 October 1950 in a 9–4 home win against Celta de Vigo[1] and scoring his first goal in the competition on 17 December of the same year also at the San Mamés Stadium, against FC Barcelona (4–3 success).[2]

In the 1960 summer, after 292 official appearances for the Lions and five major titles won, including the 1955–56 national championship and three Copa del Generalísimo trophies, one of them conquered against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Garay signed for FC Barcelona for 5,5 million pesetas, a fee that would later be used to build the Mercy stand at San Mamés, dubbed by club fans Jesús Garay.[3] He retired at the age of 35 after a further five seasons in the top level, four with the Catalans and one with CD Málaga, suffering relegation with the latter; he died on 10 February 1995 at 64, in his hometown.

International career

Garay earned 29 caps for the Spanish national team for eight 1/2 years, making his debut on 19 March 1953 in a 3–1 friendly win with Belgium in Barcelona.

He was part of the squad that competed at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, featuring in the 0–1 group stage loss to Czechoslovakia.[4]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 January 1957 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain  Netherlands 1–0 5–1 Friendly

Honours

Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ At. Bilbao, 9 – Celta, 4; El Mundo Deportivo, 9 October 1950 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ At. Bilbao, 4 – Barcelona, 3; El Mundo Deportivo, 18 December 1950 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – Garay (Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – Garay); at Canal Athletic (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jesús Garay Vecino – International Matches; at RSSSF

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