Ignacio Zoco

Ignacio Zoco Esparza (31 July 1939 – 28 September 2015) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder. He played 12 years of his professional career with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 400 official games and winning ten major titles.

Ignacio Zoco

Zoco in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio Zoco Esparza
Date of birth	(1939-07-31)31 July 1939
Place of birth	Garde, Spain
Date of death	28 September 2015(2015-09-28) (aged 76)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Esperanza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	Oberena
1959–1962	Osasuna	69	(4)
1959	→ Iruña (loan)
1962–1974	Real Madrid	318	(8)
Total		387	(12)
International career
1961	Spain B	1	(0)
1961–1969	Spain	25	(1)
Medal record Representing  Spain European Nations' Cup Winner 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoco played more than 20 times with Spain, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship, winning the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Zoco died in Madrid on 28 September 2015, after a long illness. He was 76 years old.^[1][2]

Career statistics

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 December 1963	Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Belgium	1–1	1–2	Friendly[3]

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72^[4]
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1969–70, 1973–74; Runner-up 1967–68^[4]
• European Cup: 1965–66^[4]
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1970–71
• Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1966

Spain

• UEFA European Championship: 1964^[4]

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964^[5]