Higinio Ortúzar

Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría (10 January 1915 – 8 November 1982) was a Chilean footballer who made his entire career in Spain.[1]

Higinio Ortúzar
Personal information
Full name Higinio Ortúzar Santamaría
Date of birth (1915-01-10)January 10, 1915
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death November 8, 1982(1982-11-08) (aged 67)
Place of death Getxo, Spain
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935 Erandio
1935–1939 Barakaldo
1936 → Racing Santander (loan) 0 (0)
1939–1943 Athletic Bilbao 70 (0)
1943–1947 Valencia 61 (1)
1947–1948 Valladolid 13 (0)
1948–1949 Real Sociedad 7 (0)
Managerial career
1949–1951 Logroñés
1952–1953 Cádiz
1954–1955 Logroñés
1955–1956 Caudal
1956–1957 Cultural Leonesa
1957–1959 Indautxu
1959–1960 Avilés
1962–1963 Burgos
1964 Salamanca
1964–1965 Logroñés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

The first Chilean in the Spanish football, he made his debut for Erandio Club in 1935,[1] and next he played for Barakaldo CF,[2] Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF, Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad.[3] He was loaned to Racing de Santander in 1936 for 4,500 pesetas, but he couldn't play due to the Spanish coup of July.[4]

While at Athletic (one of few players born outside the Basque region to play for the club under their signing policy and the only from Chile in the history),[5] he won a League and Cup double in 1943, and followed this up with further league titles playing for Valencia in 1944 and 1947.[3] In his 30s he featured for Valladolid and Real Sociedad in successive seasons, helping each to gain promotion from the second tier.

After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and managed sides including CD Logroñés.[4]

Personal life

Born in Santiago, Chile, his parents were Basques. He returned to Euzkadi at early age, after his mother died.[2]

He made his home in Areeta and managed a bar in Mayor Street.[2]

References
  1. Alfaro, Álvaro (22 April 2022). "El olvidado futbolista chileno que conquistó por primera vez la Copa del Rey". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. "MEMORIAS DE GETXO: HIGINIO ORTUZAR, UN FUTBOLISTA CHILENO DE AREETA". MEMORIAS DE GETXO (in Spanish). 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "Higinio Ortúzar: el chileno de sangre vasca" [Higinio Ortúzar: the Chilean with Basque blood]. Club Perarnau - The Tactical Room (in Spanish). 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. "Ficha de Higinio Ortúzar". www.ciberche.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. Salas, Damián (17 April 2021). "En espera de la final: el primer chileno en España jugó en el Athletic de Bilbao". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.


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