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Javier Irureta

1948 - Today

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Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (born 1 April 1948), Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager. He had a distinguished playing career with Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, playing in 344 La Liga games for both teams combined and scoring 70 goals. Irureta managed several Spanish top flight clubs, most notably Deportivo. He was the only person to have coached both the two major Galician (Deportivo and Celta Vigo) and Basque (Athletic and Real Sociedad) sides. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Irureta is the 927th most popular soccer player (down from 892nd in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from Spain (up from 828th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Javier Irureta ranks 927 out of 21,273. Before him are Santiago Solari, Richard Kohn, Carlos Kaiser, Kazumi Tsubota, Igor Tudor, and Javier Saviola. After him are Alberto Spencer, Juan Alonso, Luigi Bertolini, Toyohito Mochizuki, Adolfo Pedernera, and Viktor Gyökeres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Javier Irureta ranks 210. Before him are David Marks, Levy Mwanawasa, Kathy Reichs, Emma Bonino, Roger Williamson, and Bob Lanier. After him are Gerry Adams, Enrique Cerezo, James Taylor, Jennifer O'Neill, Catherine Breillat, and John Ritter.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Javier Irureta ranks 790 out of 3,355. Before him are Lucius Licinius Sura (40), Aben Humeya (1520), Catalina de Erauso (1592), Massiel (1947), Carlos Sainz Jr. (1994), and Félix Candela (1910). After him are Juan Alonso (1927), Enrique Cerezo (1948), Felip Pedrell (1841), Josep Comas i Solà (1868), Alejandro Lerroux (1864), and Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Javier Irureta ranks 70. Before him are Luis García (1978), Adelardo Rodríguez (1939), Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1938), Lamine Yamal (2007), José Luis Mendilibar (1961), and Ramón de la Fuente Leal (1907). After him are Juan Alonso (1927), Achraf Hakimi (1998), Joaquín Peiró (1936), Edmundo Suárez (1916), Ferran Olivella (1936), and Nacho (1990).

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