José Lasa

José María Lasa Ibarguren (born 3 March 1948) is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a right-back.

For the cyclist, see José Manuel Lasa.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lasa and the second or maternal family name is Ibarguren.
José María Lasa
Lasa in 1977
Personal information
Full name José María Lasa Ibarguren
Date of birth (1948-03-03) 3 March 1948
Place of birth Andoain, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Euskalduna
1967–1968 Logroñés
1968–1970 Valladolid 57 (14)
1970–1972 Granada 58 (14)
1972–1978 Athletic Bilbao 177 (19)
1978–1980 Zaragoza 52 (5)
1981–1983 Durango
1983–1984 Abadiño
Total 344 (52)
International career
1971 Spain U23 4 (0)
1979 Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 287 games and 38 goals, representing in the competition Granada, Athletic Bilbao and Zaragoza.

Club career

Born in Andoain, Gipuzkoa, Lasa reached the professional level at the age of 21 when he signed for Real Valladolid from CD Logroñés in 1968. He spent two seasons in the Segunda División with the former club, being relegated in the second; he started playing as a winger.[1]

Lasa made his debut in La Liga with Granada CF, in a 1–1 away draw against Elche CF on 13 September 1970.[2] He scored his first goal thirteen days later, in the 3–2 loss at Real Madrid.[3] He finished the campaign with a further seven in 30 games, helping to a final tenth position.[4]

Lasa joined fellow top-flight side Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 1972. He netted seven times from 32 appearances in his first year,[1] which ended in conquest of the Copa del Generalísimo after a 2–0 win over CD Castellón.[5]

During his years at the San Mamés Stadium, Lasa was eventually reconverted into a right-back by manager Rafael Iriondo. He left in 1980, having appeared in 222 matches in all competitions and scored 23 goals; this included 16 games in the UEFA Cup, one of them being the second leg of the 1977 final, lost to Juventus F.C. on the away goals rule.[1]

Lasa closed out his professional career at the end of 1979–80, after two seasons in the top tier with Real Zaragoza. He retired four years later, with amateurs Abadiño KE.[1]

International career

Lasa represented Spain at under-23 level.[6]

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

References
  1. Artetxe, José Luis (26 November 2011). ""El año del Betis y la Juventus merecimos un título por cómo jugábamos al fútbol"" ["The year of Betis and Juventus we deserved a title because of how we played football"]. Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. "1–1: El Elche se derrumbó al fallar Iborra un penalty" [1–1: Elche collapsed as Iborra missed penalty]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 September 1970. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. Pina, Nivardo (27 September 1970). "3–2: Dos veces igualó el marcador el Granada" [3–2: Granada levelled the score twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. Cejudo, José Ignacio (29 November 2019). "Izcoa y Lasa, raíces vascas en la historia granadinista" [Izcoa and Lasa, Basque roots in Granada history]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. Calvo, J.A. (30 June 1973). "2–0: No tuvo rival serio en el Castellón" [2–0: Castellón were no serious match]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. "XIII Olympic Football Tournament | Qualifying stage — Game details (SPAIN)". Lingua Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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