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José Ángel Iribar Cortajarena, nicknamed ''El Chopo'' ("the poplar") (born 1 March 1943), is a Spanish retired 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 major titles. Iribar represented the Spanish national team in the 1964 Nations' Cup and the 1966 World Cup, winning the former tournament. ==Club career== Iribar was born in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa. After only three La Liga games in his first professional season at Athletic de Bilbao, he proceeded to become the Basque's undisputed starter for the following 16 seasons; his senior starts were made at lowly CD Baskonia in 1961, when this team was still not the feeder club: Baskonia eliminated Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Generalísimo, and the keeper's stellar performance prompted his signing for a then-record 1 million ''pesetas''. At Athletic, Iribar profitted from injury to legendary Carmelo Cedrún in October 1963 and never looked back, going on to conquer two Copa del Rey trophies and finish second in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup, to Juventus FC. He retired in 1980 at 37, having played in 614 matches in all competitions, as another club great in the position, Andoni Zubizarreta, would arrive at the club in the summer; during the 1970–71 campaign he kept a clean sheet at ten successive home games, which translated into a record of 1,018 minutes. Subsequently Iribar joined Athletic's coaching staff, taking charge of the goalkeepers. In 1983–84 he coached Bilbao Athletic, the club's reserves, leading it to second place in the second division, a best-ever, although the club was not eligible for promotion. Iribar also managed the first team in the 1986–87 season – for the only time, the league had a second stage divided in three groups, and Athletic won the relegation one (ranking 13th overall). Since 1988 and for over two decades, he was in charge of the Basque Country national football team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「José Ángel Iribar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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