Josu Ortuondo

For the politician, see Josu Ortuondo Larrea.

Josu Ortuondo
Personal information
Full name Jesús María Sáenz Ortuondo
Date of birth (1951-11-06) 6 November 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Ondarroa, Spain
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Bilbao Atlético 10 (7)
1969–1973 Athletic Bilbao 49 (5)
1973–1974 Logroñés 13 (1)
1974–1980 Oviedo 115 (28)
1980–1982 Atlético Español
1982–1983 Lorca Deportiva 19 (2)
1983–1984 Córdoba 30 (2)
Managerial career
1984–1986 Córdoba
1987 Poli Almería
1988–1989 Linares
1989–1990 Atlético Madrileño
1991–1994 Extremadura
1994–1995 Badajoz
1995–1997 Extremadura
1997–1998 Rayo Vallecano
1998 Rayo Vallecano
1999 Salamanca
1999–2002 Extremadura
2002–2003 Córdoba
2003–2004 Algeciras
2005–2007 Extremadura
2008 Palencia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús María Sáenz "Josu" Ortuondo (born 6 November 1951) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right winger, and a manager.

Playing career

Born in Ondarroa, Biscay, Basque Country, Ortuondo was an Athletic Bilbao youth graduate.[1] On 14 September 1969, before even having appeared for the reserves, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Argoitia in a 2–0 home win against RCD Mallorca.

Ortuondo scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 5 October 1969, netting his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona. He would move back to the B-side in the second level for the remainder of the season, which ended in relegation.

After starting the 1970–71 campaign with seven goals in only ten appearances for the B's, Ortuondo was promoted to the main squad in November 1970. Despite being a part of the main squad, he never established as a starter, and left the club in 1973 for CD Logroñés in Tercera División.[2]

In 1974, Ortuondo moved to Segunda División side Real Oviedo, appearing rarely in the club's promotion campaign. He appeared regularly afterwards, as the club suffered two relegations and achieved one promotion in 1979; in that season, he scored a career-best 12 goals.

In 1980, Ortuondo moved abroad and joined Atlético Español FC in Mexico. In 1982, after the club's dissolution, he returned to his home country and subsequently represented CF Lorca Deportiva and Córdoba CF in Segunda División B, retiring with the latter in 1984 at the age of 33.[3][4]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring Ortuondo took up coaching, taking over last club Córdoba which was recently relegated to the fourth division. After achieving promotion with the side, he left in 1986 and was subsequently in charge of CP Almería and Linares CF also in the third level.

Ortuondo was named manager of Atlético Madrid's reserves ahead of the 1989–90 season, in the second division. He was dismissed when the club's relegation was confirmed, and spent a year without a club before taking over CF Extremadura in the third tier.[5]

Promoted to the second division in 1994, Ortuondo left Extremadura for CD Badajoz, but was dismissed in May of the following year. He subsequently returned to the Azulgranas, achieving promotion to the top tier but being immediately relegated afterwards.[5]

On 3 July 1998, Ortuondo was appointed in charge of Rayo Vallecano in the second division.[6] He was relieved from his duties the following 9 March, being replaced by Máximo Hernández,[7] but was reinstated as manager six days later.[8]

Ortuondo left Rayo as the club appointed Juande Ramos in charge, remaining unemployed until 11 January 1999, when he was named manager of UD Salamanca in the top tier.[9] In July, he returned to Extremadura for a third spell, with the club in division two.

Ortuondo was relieved from his duties on 7 April 2002,[10] and returned to Córdoba in June. Dismissed the following 20 January,[11] he was appointed in charge of Algeciras CF on 28 November,[12] but was sacked from the latter club in March 2004.

In June 2005, Ortuondo started his fourth period at Extremadura, now in division three.[13] He resigned in January 2007 due to the club's severe financial crisis.[14] In March of the following year, he took the reins of CF Palencia, severely threatened with relegation,[15] but could not avoid the drop.

References

  1. ^ "Ese cuerdo bajito". El País (in Spanish). 5 February 2011. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Ortuondo" (in Spanish). El Blogroñés. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "JOSU ORTUONDO: Jesús María Sáenz Ortuondo (Delantero)". www.aupaathletic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ Martialay, Félix (2007). Todo Sobre Todas Las Selecciones (in Spanish). Lib Deportivas Esteban Sanz. ISBN 978-84-935390-2-3.
  5. ^ a b "Iosu Ortuondo" (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ortuondo, entrenador del Rayo" [Ortuondo, manager of Rayo] (in Spanish). El País. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Josu Ortuondo, destituido como entrenador del Rayo Vallecano" [Josu Ortuondo, sacked as manager of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). El País. 10 March 1998. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Ortuondo vuelve al Rayo tras su despido" [Ortuondo returns to Rayo after his dismissal] (in Spanish). El País. 17 March 1998. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Ortuondo, nuevo entrenador del Salamanca" [Ortuondo, new manager of Salamanca] (in Spanish). El País. 12 January 1999. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "El Extremadura destituye a Ortuondo" [Extremadura sack Ortuondo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 April 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Iosu Ortuondo es destituido en el Córdoba" [Iosu Ortuondo is sacked at Córdoba] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Iosu Ortuondo, nuevo entrenador del Algeciras" [Iosu Ortuondo, new manager of Algeciras] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Ortuondo no promete "éxitos a corto plazo"" [Ortuondo does not promise "short-time success"] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Ortuondo dimite como técnico del Extremadura" [Ortuondo quits as manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Diario de Córdoba. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  15. ^ "El Palencia recurre a Iosu Ortuondo para escapar del descenso" [Palencia resort to Iosu Ortuondo to avoid relegation] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2020.