José Artetxe

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Artetxe and the second or maternal family name is Muguire.
José Luis Artetxe
Personal information
Full name José Luis Artetxe Muguire
Date of birth (1930-06-28)28 June 1930
Place of birth Algorta, Spain
Date of death 19 March 2016(2016-03-19) (aged 85)
Place of death Algorta, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1947–1949 CD Mungia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Getxo
1950–1965 Athletic Bilbao 274 (105)
National team
1953 Spain B 1 (0)
1954–1959 Spain 6 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


José Luis Artetxe Muguire (28 June 1930 – 19 March 2016) was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Algorta, Biscay, Artetxe joined Athletic Bilbao in 1950 from neighbouring CD Getxo. He went on to spend the remainder of his 16-year career with the former club, making his La Liga debut on 10 September in a 4–0 home win against Atlético Madrid.

In the 1955–56 season, Artetxe contributed with 24 games and 15 goals to help the team win the sixth league championship in their history. During his spell at the San Mamés Stadium, he amassed overall totals of 346 matches and 133 goals, also conquering three Copa del Generalísimo trophies (scoring in the 1956 edition, a 2–1 triumph over Atlético Madrid[1]); several years after his retirement, at the age or 35, he still ranked amongst his main club's all-time scorers.[2]

International career

Artetxe gained six caps for Spain, during five years. His debut came on 17 March 1954 in a 2–2 draw against Turkey for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where he scored the game's first goal in Rome;[3] it was already the third match between the two countries, and the opposition would eventually reach the finals in Switzerland after a drawing of lots.[4]

Death

Artetxe died in his hometown on 19 March 2016, aged 85.[5]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ↑ "Atlético Bilbao, 2 – Atlético Madrid, 1" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 June 1956. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples] (in Spanish). El Correo. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "España, 2 – Turquia, 2" [Spain, 2 – Turkey, 2] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 March 1954. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cuando Franco entristeció a España" [When Franco made Spain sad] (in Spanish). Soitu. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Alfonso Herrán (19 March 2016). "Athletic legend José Luis Artetxe passes away aged 86". Diario AS. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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