Juan Urriolabeitía

Juan Urriolabeitía
Urriolabeitía with River Plate
Personal information
Full name Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía
Date of birth (1931-01-10)10 January 1931
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Date of death 1 November 1992(1992-11-01) (aged 61)
Place of death La Plata, Argentina
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1956 Estudiantes de La Plata 56 (8)
1957–1960 River Plate 73 (3)
1961–1963 Deportivo Cali
1964 Atlético Nacional 42 (19)
1965 América de Cali
Managerial career
1966–1970 Estudiantes de La Plata (youth)
1970 Racing Club
1971–1972 Colón
1972 River Plate
1973 Newell's Old Boys
1974 Colón
1974–1975 Gimnasia y Esgrima
1975 Atlético Tucumán
1976 Vélez Sarsfield
1976 Millonarios
1977–1978 Colón
1978 Racing Club
1979 Estudiantes de La Plata
1982 Loma Negra
1983–1984 Independiente Santa Fe
1987 Atlético Tucumán
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitía (10 January 1931 – 1 November 1992) was an Argentine footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Urriolabeitia made his debut with Estudiantes (LP) in 1952. He remained at the club until 1957, when he moved to River Plate. In his first year, Urriolabeitia won the 1957 Argentine Primera División. In 1959, he scored the winning goal in the first leg of the 1957 Copa Aldao. He left River Plate in 1960, and went on to play at Colombian clubs Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional and América de Cali.[1]

Managerial career

Urriolabeitia managed several teams in Argentina and Colombia. He most notably managed River Plate from 1972 to 1973, where he led the team to a runner-up campaign in the 1972 Torneo Nacional, and won the three Superclásico meetings during his tenure.[2]

Honours

Club

River Plate[3]

References

  1. ↑ Urriolabeitia, Fernando. "Estelas tras la trayectoria de una pelota: historia de una ética y estética futbolística" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitia - Director Técnico de River Plate". La Historia River (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Juan Eulogio Urriolabeitia - Estadísticas en River Plate". La Historia River (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
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