Enrique Orizaola

Enrique Orizaola Velázquez^[1] (26 March 1922 – 10 June 2013) was a Spanish football player and coach.^[2]

Enrique Orizaola

Personal information
Full name	Enrique Orizaola Velázquez
Date of birth	(1922-03-26)26 March 1922
Place of birth	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Date of death	10 June 2013(2013-06-10) (aged 91)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1949	Racing Santander
1949–1951	Gimnástica Torrelavega	50	(2)
Managerial career
	Gimnástica Torrelavega
1956–1958	Racing de Santander
1958–1959	Jaén
1959–1960	Murcia
1961	Barcelona
1962–1963	Osasuna
1963–1964	Oviedo
1964–1965	Levante
1966–1967	Deportivo La Coruña
1967–1968	Valladolid
1968–1969	Valladolid
1970–1971	Salamanca
1971–1972	Rayo Vallecano
1972	Sabadell
1973–1974	Deportivo La Coruña
1974–1975	Xerez
1975–1976	Marbella
1976–1978	Albacete
1978–1981	Calvo Sotelo
1981–1982	Badajoz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Santander,^[3] Orizaola played for Racing de Santander.^[4]

Coaching career

Orizaola coached Gimnástica Torrelavega, Racing de Santander, Real Jaén,^[5] Real Murcia, Barcelona,^[6] Osasuna, Real Oviedo,^[7] Levante,^[8] Deportivo,^[9] Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Sabadell,^[10] Albacete Balompié,^[11] Salamanca,^[12] CD Badajoz,^[13][14] Calvo Sotelo^[15] and Xerez CD.^[16] At the start of 1961, he took on charge as manager of FC Barcelona after Ljubiša Broćić's sacking and achieved the greatest result of his career: he reached the first European Cup final of the club's history, eventually losing to SL Benfica 3-2.

His son, Enrique Orizaola Paz, was the chairman of Córdoba CF.^[17]