Summary
Andoni Elizondo Mendiola (5 August 1932[1] - 23 February 1986[2][3]) was a Spanish football defender and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andoni Elizondo Mendiola | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1986 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1964 | Real Sociedad | 241 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1971–1972 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1974–1976 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1979 | Basque Country | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
A product of the academy system, he played for Real Sociedad between 1952 and 1964.[4] His last two seasons were in the second level after suffering relegation in 1962. Elizondo played a total of 241 matches for Real Sociedad.[3] He played a single game for his national team's B side in 1958 against Portugal.[2][5]
Coaching career edit
It was Elizondo himself who took Real Sociedad up in his first year in charge as a manager. Elizondo intermittently managed the club over the span of a decade that transformed the club. Under his reign Real Sociedad stabilized in the top division and played in the Uefa cup twice, in his last two seasons.[6] This was the first time in the club's history it played in a European competition. He also took Real Sociedad to the semifinals of the Copa del Generalísimo twice, in 1969 and 1976. Elizondo coached the team for a total of 234 matches.[3]
He was part of a managing team that in 1979 led the Basque Country in a friendly against Ireland.[7]
His brother, Joseba, managed Real sociedad in 1961.[8]
Honours edit
Manager edit
- Real Sociedad
References edit
- ^ Date of birth is unclear as several sources indicate he was 52 years old when he died in 1986
- ^ a b Fallecio Andoni Elizondo (Andoni Elizondo Died); El Mundo Deportivo, 24 February 1986 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c El testamento de Andoni Elizondo (Andoni Elizondo's will); El Diario Vasco, 2 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Elizondo as a player; Bdfutbol.com
- ^ Portugal(B),0-España(B),0; El Mundo Deportivo, 13 April 1958 (in Spanish)
- ^ Elizondo as a manager; Bdfutbol.com
- ^ Cuarenta años después, vuelve la selección de Euskadi (40 years later the Euskadi team is back); El País, 16 August 1979 (in Spanish)
- ^ Joseba Elizondo as a manager; Bdfutbol.com
External links edit
- Andoni Elizondo at BDFutbol
- Andoni Elizondo manager profile at BDFutbol