Rafael Iriondo

Rafael Iriondo

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Iriondo Aurtenetxea
Date of birth	(1918-10-24)24 October 1918
Place of birth	Guernica, Spain
Date of death	24 February 2016(2016-02-24) (aged 97)
Place of death	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Gernika
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1940	Atlético Tetuán
1940–1953	Athletic Bilbao	257	(80)
1953	Barakaldo	3	(1)
1953–1955	Real Sociedad	28	(9)
1955	Indautxu	1	(0)
Total		289	(90)
International career
1946–1947	Spain	2	(1)
Managerial career
1955–1956	Indautxu
1958–1959	Alavés
1961–1962	Barakaldo
1965–1968	Bilbao Athletic
1968–1969	Athletic Bilbao
1970	Español
1971–1972	Zaragoza
1972–1974	Real Sociedad
1974–1976	Athletic Bilbao
1976–1978	Betis
1980	Rayo Vallecano
1981–1982	Betis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Iriondo Aurtenetxea (24 October 1918 – 24 February 2016) was a Spanish football forward and manager.

He amassed La Liga totals of 285 matches and 89 goals over 15 seasons, with Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad.^[1] He subsequently became a manager, working for nearly 30 years and being in charge of both clubs.