José Marcelino Yrízar Urbizu (5 October 1882 - 23 March 1935), better known as José Irízar was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club and FC Barcelona.[1][2] Although he always appeared as Irizar in the sports press, on his baptismal and death certificates his surname is written with a y.[3]
Born in Bilbao, he began his career in 1903 with his hometown club Athletic Club. In the 1904 Copa del Rey Final, Athletic were declared winners after their opponents, Club Español de Madrid, failed to turn up.[4] He was then a fundamental piece in the Athletic side that reached the final of the Copa del Rey three times in a row between 1905 and 1907, however, they all ended in losses at the hands of Madrid FC.[5] He then joined X Sporting Club, where he formed a great defensive partnership with Santiago Massana and goalkeeper Pedro Gibert, winning two Catalan championships in 1907 and 1908. In 1909, the club was effectively relaunched as the Club Deportivo Español, and he become the team's first-ever captain after the re-foundation.[3] He remained loyal to the club until 1911, when his constant good performances drew the attention of FC Barcelona, who signed him in 1911, making his debut on 19 November in a 17-1 win over Català.[3]
He was a member of the legendary Barcelona team of the early 1910s, that also included the likes of Francisco Bru, Alfredo Massana, Enrique Peris and Carles Comamala, which won back-to-back Copa del Rey titles in 1912 and 1913, helping his side keep a clean-sheet in the 1912 final in a 2-0 win over Sociedad Gimnástica.[6] He also helped the Catalan club win two Pyrenees Cups titles in 1912 and 1913 and one Catalan Championships in 1912–13. He played for Barcelona until 1914, when he returned to Athletic Club, where he retired in 1918.
International careeredit
Like many other FC Barcelona of his time, he played several matches for the Catalan national team in the early 1910s, being one of the eleven footballers who played in the team's first-ever game recognized by FIFA on 20 February 1912, which ended in a 0-7 loss to France.[7]
Personal lifeedit
Irízar was the only child of a wealthy couple from Bilbao. His condition allowed him the luxury and prestige of studying in Leuven, Belgium. However, while an Athletic player, he fell in love with Ana, a young woman from a humble family who had emigrated to the Biscayan capital from Herrera de Pisuerga, in Palencia, to be educated in Los Ángeles Custodios. They got married and at least four of the five children they had were born in Barcelona, where Irizar played between 1911 and 1914. In fact, his teammates at Barcelona such as Enrique Peris, Romà Forns or Manuel Amechazurra, used to call him "the father" because he already had children.[3]
Irizar died on 28 March 1935, at the age of 52, and was buried in the Montjuïc cemetery. His wife Ana continued to live in Barcelona, where she would die almost 40 years later, in 1973.[3]
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Jose Marcelino Yrizar Urbizu 5 October 1882 23 March 1935 better known as Jose Irizar was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club and FC Barcelona 1 2 Although he always appeared as Irizar in the sports press on his baptismal and death certificates his surname is written with a y 3 Jose IrizarPersonal informationFull nameJose Marcelino Yrizar UrbizuDate of birth 1882 10 05 5 October 1882Place of birthBilbao Biscay SpainDate of death28 March 1935 1935 03 28 aged 52 Place of deathBarcelona CataloniaPosition s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1903 1907Athletic Club1907 1909X Sporting Club1909 1911CD Espanol1911 1914FC Barcelona21 0 1914 1918Athletic ClubInternational career1910 1912Catalonia5 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 4 1 Club 5 ReferencesClub career editBorn in Bilbao he began his career in 1903 with his hometown club Athletic Club In the 1904 Copa del Rey Final Athletic were declared winners after their opponents Club Espanol de Madrid failed to turn up 4 He was then a fundamental piece in the Athletic side that reached the final of the Copa del Rey three times in a row between 1905 and 1907 however they all ended in losses at the hands of Madrid FC 5 He then joined X Sporting Club where he formed a great defensive partnership with Santiago Massana and goalkeeper Pedro Gibert winning two Catalan championships in 1907 and 1908 In 1909 the club was effectively relaunched as the Club Deportivo Espanol and he become the team s first ever captain after the re foundation 3 He remained loyal to the club until 1911 when his constant good performances drew the attention of FC Barcelona who signed him in 1911 making his debut on 19 November in a 17 1 win over Catala 3 He was a member of the legendary Barcelona team of the early 1910s that also included the likes of Francisco Bru Alfredo Massana Enrique Peris and Carles Comamala which won back to back Copa del Rey titles in 1912 and 1913 helping his side keep a clean sheet in the 1912 final in a 2 0 win over Sociedad Gimnastica 6 He also helped the Catalan club win two Pyrenees Cups titles in 1912 and 1913 and one Catalan Championships in 1912 13 He played for Barcelona until 1914 when he returned to Athletic Club where he retired in 1918 International career editLike many other FC Barcelona of his time he played several matches for the Catalan national team in the early 1910s being one of the eleven footballers who played in the team s first ever game recognized by FIFA on 20 February 1912 which ended in a 0 7 loss to France 7 Personal life editIrizar was the only child of a wealthy couple from Bilbao His condition allowed him the luxury and prestige of studying in Leuven Belgium However while an Athletic player he fell in love with Ana a young woman from a humble family who had emigrated to the Biscayan capital from Herrera de Pisuerga in Palencia to be educated in Los Angeles Custodios They got married and at least four of the five children they had were born in Barcelona where Irizar played between 1911 and 1914 In fact his teammates at Barcelona such as Enrique Peris Roma Forns or Manuel Amechazurra used to call him the father because he already had children 3 Irizar died on 28 March 1935 at the age of 52 and was buried in the Montjuic cemetery His wife Ana continued to live in Barcelona where she would die almost 40 years later in 1973 3 Honours editClub edit Athletic Club Copa del Rey Champions 1 1904 Runner up 3 1905 1906 and 1907X Sporting Club Catalan championships Champions 2 1907 and 1908BarcelonaCatalan championships Champions 1 1912 13Copa del Rey Champions 2 1912 and 1913Pyrenees Cup Champions 2 1912 and 1913References edit Irizar Jose Marcelino Yrizar Urbizu Footballer www bdfutbol com Archived from the original on 21 July 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Jose Irizar Urbizu periquito cat Archived from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 a b c d e Jose Irizar el padre del Barca www sport es in Spanish 3 July 2020 Archived from the original on 21 July 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Spain Cup 1904 RSSSF 13 January 2000 Archived from the original on 9 July 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 The 19 Spanish Cups of Real Madrid www realmadrid com Archived from the original on 20 January 2022 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Spain Cup 1912 RSSSF 13 January 2000 Archived from the original on 23 August 2018 Retrieved 21 July 2022 Catalonia 0 7 France hemeroteca mundodeportivo com in Spanish Hemeroteca 22 February 1912 Archived from the original on 25 January 2021 Retrieved 21 July 2022 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Spanish association football defender is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Irizar amp oldid 1164366310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
