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José Antonio Zaldúa

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José Antonio Zaldúa
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Zaldúa Urdanavia
Date of birth (1941-12-15)15 December 1941
Place of birth Elizondo, Spain
Date of death 30 June 2018(2018-06-30) (aged 76)
Place of death Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1956–1957 Baztán
1957–1959 Oberena
1959 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Valladolid 34 (14)
1961–1971 Barcelona 217 (106)
1965 → Osasuna (loan) 8 (2)
1971–1975 Sabadell 128 (16)
Total 387 (138)
International career
1960 Spain U18 2 (1)
1961 Spain B 1 (0)
1961–1963 Spain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zaldúa and the second or maternal family name is Urdanavia.

José Antonio Zaldúa Urdanavia, known as Zaldúa, (15 December 1941 – 30 June 2018), was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Throughout his career, Zaldúa played for Spanish clubs Real Valladolid, FC Barcelona, CA Osasuna and CE Sabadell FC. At international level, he represented the Spain national football team.

Career

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Born in Elizondo, he began his professional career with Valladolid, making his Primera División debut against Elche in January 17 1960.[1] He joined Barcelona in the summer of 1961, staying there for a decade, bar a loan to Osasuna from 1964-1965. Although he did not win any league titles, he scored 106 times in 217 games for Barcelona, including a goal in the 1969 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Slovan Bratislava, which ended in a 3-2 defeat, and 5 goals against Utrecht in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which he later won with Barcelona.[2] Zaldúa later joined Sabadell in 1971, keeping his football career in Catalonia until his retirement in 1975.[3]

International career

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Zaldúa made one appearance for Spain's under-21 team in a 2-0 win against France, and three appearances for the senior team, the last of which in a 2-1 loss against Belgium.[4]

Death

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Zaldúa died on 30 June 2018, which was soon announced by Barcelona. He died at the age of 76 of cancer in his home in Maresme, which he had resided in since retirement.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Zaldúa". Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Mor José Antonio Zaldúa, el gran davanter del Barça dels seixanta". 30 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ "José Antonio Zaldúa". Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Francia 0-2 España". Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ David Salinas (2 July 2018). "Multitudinario adiós a José Antonio Zaldúa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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