Pedro María Artola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro María Artola Urrutia | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Andoain, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lengokoak | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967–1970 | San Sebastián | ||
| 1970–1975 | Real Sociedad | 30 | (0) |
| 1975–1984 | Barcelona | 187 | (0) |
| Total | 217 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1974–1975 | Spain amateur | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pedro María Artola Urrutia (born 6 September 1948) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
During his 14-year professional career he represented Real Sociedad and Barcelona, appearing in 217 La Liga games.
Club career
Born in Andoain, Gipuzkoa, Artola played three full seasons for Real Sociedad's reserves, San Sebastián CF, before joining the first team permanently in 1970. During most of his spell with the Basques he backed up Javier Urruticoechea, with 27 of his 30 La Liga appearances coming in 1974–75, with the team finishing in fourth position with the second-best defensive record (32 goals suffered, to UD Salamanca's 29).
In 1975, aged almost 27, Artola signed with FC Barcelona, appearing in only 25 league matches in his first two years combined but becoming the starter subsequently. He won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in 1977–78, adding the campaign's Copa del Rey with the Catalans, one of seven team honours with the club; he was also in goal in one of the two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals won by Barça, the 1979 4–3 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf in Basel.[1]
Former Real Sociedad teammate Urruti signed for Barcelona in 1981, and eventually again won the battle for first-choice with Artola, who only appeared in three games in 1983–84, retiring from football at the age of 35.
International career
Artola was selected by Spain for the UEFA Euro 1980 tournament in Italy, as Urruticoechea. He did not earn any caps for the national side, however.
Honours
Club
- Barcelona
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978–79, 1981–82
- Copa del Rey: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83
- Supercopa de España: 1983
- Copa de la Liga: 1982–83
Individual
References
- ↑ "1978/79: Barcelona win seven-goal thriller". UEFA.com. 1 June 1979. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links
- Pedro María Artola profile at BDFutbol
- Biography at Porteros Vascos de Leyenda (Spanish)
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