Koldo Aguirre
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Aguirre in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis María Aguirre Vidaurrázaga | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Sondika, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 2019 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sondika | |||
| Getxo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1969 | Athletic Bilbao | 231 | (44) |
| 1969–1970 | Sabadell | 3 | (0) |
| 1970 | Alicante | ||
| Total | 234 | (44) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Spain B | 1 | (1) |
| 1961–1965 | Spain | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Erandio | ||
| 1971–1972 | Villosa | ||
| 1972–1973 | Alavés | ||
| 1974–1975 | Basque Country (youth) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 1976–1979 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1979–1982 | Hércules | ||
| 1983 | Valencia | ||
| 1983 | Mallorca | ||
| 1985–1986 | Logroñés | ||
| 1988 | Lleida | ||
| 1993–1994 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 1995–1996 | Barakaldo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis María Aguirre Vidaurrázaga (27 April 1939 – 3 July 2019), better known as Koldo Aguirre, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager. He played 12 years for Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 297 competitive matches (61 goals scored) and winning two Copa del Rey trophies.
Death
Aguirre died on 3 July 2019 in Bilbao from a long-illness at the age of 80.[1]
Honours
Player
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey: 1958, 1969; Runner-up 1965–66, 1966–67
Manager
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 1976–77[2]
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1976–77
References
- ↑ Légende de l'Athletic Bilbao, Koldo Aguirre est mort (in French)
- ↑ Rovira, Ramón (26 June 1977). "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2016.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koldo Aguirre.
- Athletic Bilbao manager profile Archived 2018-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- Koldo Aguirre at National-Football-Teams.com
- Koldo Aguirre at BDFutbol
- Koldo Aguirre at kicker (in German)
- Koldo Aguirre at EU-Football.info