| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría | ||
| Date of birth | (1915-01-10)January 10, 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | November 8, 1982(1982-11-08) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Getxo, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Erandio | ||
| 1935–1939 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1936 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1943 | Athletic Bilbao | 70 | (0) |
| 1943–1947 | Valencia | 61 | (1) |
| 1947–1948 | Valladolid | 13 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Real Sociedad | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1949–1951 | Logroñés | ||
| 1952–1953 | Cádiz | ||
| 1954–1955 | Logroñés | ||
| 1955–1956 | Caudal | ||
| 1956–1957 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1957–1959 | Indautxu | ||
| 1959–1960 | Avilés | ||
| 1962–1963 | Burgos | ||
| 1964 | Salamanca | ||
| 1964–1965 | Logroñés | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría (10 January 1915 – 8 November 1982) was a Chilean footballer who made his entire career in Spain.
Career
The first Chilean in the Spanish football, he made his debut for Erandio Club in 1935, and next he played for Barakaldo CF, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF, Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad. He was loaned to Racing de Santander in 1936 for 4,500 pesetas, but he couldn't play due to the Spanish coup of July.
While at Athletic (one of few players born outside the Basque region to play for the club under their signing policy and the only from Chile in the history), he won a League and Cup double in 1943, and followed this up with further league titles playing for Valencia in 1944 and 1947. In his 30s he featured for Valladolid and Real Sociedad in successive seasons, helping each to gain promotion from the second tier.
After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés.
Personal life
Born in Santiago, Chile, his parents were Basques. He returned to Euzkadi at early age, after his mother died.
He made his home in Areeta and managed a bar in Mayor Street.
References
- ^ Alfaro, Álvaro (22 April 2022). "El olvidado futbolista chileno que conquistó por primera vez la Copa del Rey". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "MEMORIAS DE GETXO: HIGINIO ORTUZAR, UN FUTBOLISTA CHILENO DE AREETA". MEMORIAS DE GETXO (in Spanish). 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Higinio Ortúzar: el chileno de sangre vasca" [Higinio Ortúzar: the Chilean with Basque blood]. Club Perarnau - The Tactical Room (in Spanish). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Ficha de Higinio Ortúzar". www.ciberche.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- Salas, Damián (17 April 2021). "En espera de la final: el primer chileno en España jugó en el Athletic de Bilbao". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
External links
- Higinio Ortúzar at Athletic-Club (in Spanish)
- Higinio Ortúzar at BDFutbol
- Higinio Ortúzar manager profile at BDFutbol
- Higinio Ortúzar at Ciberche (in Spanish)
- Higinio Ortúzar, un futbolista chileno de Areeta (in Spanish)
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