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José Ángel Iribar

1943 - Today

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José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena (born 1 March 1943), nicknamed El Chopo ("the Poplar"), is a Spanish former professional football goalkeeper and manager. Having played almost exclusively for Athletic Bilbao, he appeared in more than 600 official games for the club over the course of 18 La Liga seasons, winning two Copa del Generalísimo trophies. Iribar represented the Spain national team in the 1964 Nations' Cup and the 1966 World Cup, winning the former tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Ángel Iribar is the 608th most popular soccer player (down from 580th in 2019), the 586th most popular biography from Spain (up from 638th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Ángel Iribar ranks 608 out of 21,273. Before him are Ubaldo Fillol, Tarcisio Burgnich, Phil Neville, Émerson Leão, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Thibaut Courtois. After him are Edu Coimbra, Hong Myung-bo, Ichiro Hosotani, Jorge Burruchaga, Cesc Fàbregas, and Herbert Chapman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, José Ángel Iribar ranks 150. Before him are Ulay, Robert Axelrod, Peter Sauber, Beba Lončar, Pak Doo-ik, and Richard Sennett. After him are Jack Bruce, Chris Amon, Barış Manço, Edie Sedgwick, Tim Hunt, and Bob Woodward.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Ángel Iribar ranks 586 out of 3,355. Before him are Raymond Nonnatus (1204), García Sánchez III of Pamplona (1012), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1358), Muhammad II of Córdoba (980), Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866), and Mateo Alemán (1547). After him are Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), George Meade (1815), and Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, José Ángel Iribar ranks 39. Before him are Jesús María Pereda (1938), Mikel Arteta (1982), Julen Lopetegui (1966), Estanislau Basora (1926), Míchel (1963), and Luis del Sol (1935). After him are Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Javier Clemente (1950), Víctor Valdés (1982), Gerard Piqué (1987), Álvaro Morata (1992), and Roberto Martínez (1973).

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