Beitia (footballer)

Gonzalo Díaz Beitia
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-11-17)17 November 1936
Place of birth Sestao, Spain
Date of death 1 August 2026(2026-08-01) (aged 89)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1957 Barakaldo 46 (8)
1957–1960 Athletic 33 (7)
1958–1959 → Ceuta 15 (3)
1960–1961 Barcelona 6 (0)
1961–1963 Tenerife 46 (11)
1963–1964 Atlético Madrid 8 (1)
1964–1966 Constància 39 (11)
1966–1967 Salamanca 5 (0)
Total 198 (41)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Díaz Beitia (17 November 1936 – 1 August 2026) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.[1]

In a career that spanned from 1955 to 1967, he won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1958 with Bilbao.[2]

Díaz died on 1 August 2026, at the age of 89.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gonzalo Díaz Beitia passes away". FC Barcelona. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Beitia". BDFutbol.
  3. ↑ "Athletic mourn former forward Beitia, who has died aged 89". OneFootball. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.