Josu Anuzita

Josu Anuzita Alegría (born 13 January 1964), sometimes known simply as Josu or Yosu, is a Spanish professional football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Spanish club Eibar. As a player, he was a goalkeeper.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anuzita and the second or maternal family name is Alegría.
Josu Anuzita
Personal information
Full name Josu Anuzita Alegría
Date of birth (1964-01-13) 13 January 1964
Place of birth Getxo, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Eibar (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
0000–1984 Arenas Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Sestao Sport 82 (0)
1990–1993 Deportivo La Coruña 50 (0)
1993–1994 Cádiz 29 (0)
1994–1995 Atlético Marbella 29 (0)
1995–1996 Salamanca 2 (0)
1996–1997 Málaga 31 (0)
1998–2001 Barakaldo 26 (0)
Total 249 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Arenas Club
2015– Eibar (goalkeeper)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Josu began his career with local club Arenas Club, and was named the best goalkeeper at the 1984 Trofeo La Galleta de Urduliz. This earned him a move to Segunda División B side Sestao Sport, and played three matches as they earned promotion at the end of the 1984–85 season. By 1987, he was Sestao's first choice keeper, a position he held until 1990, when he joined fellow Segunda División side Deportivo La Coruña. He played in every match bar one as Depor finished the 1990–91 season as runners-up, earning promotion to La Liga.[2] Francisco Liaño, who had replaced Josu at Sestao, joined Deportivo in the summer of 1991, and Josu fell behind both Liaño and Juan Canales, who signed from Logroñés,[3] in the pecking order.[4]

Josu made his top flight debut on 2 February 1992 in a home fixture against Valencia at Estadio Riazor.[5] He replaced the injured Liaño after 28 minutes, and conceded the only goal of the game to Fernando Giner three minutes later.[6] However, the predominance of Liaño meant that Josu made only 13 appearances in two La Liga campaigns before leaving the club in 1993. He spent the following season as first choice at Segunda División side Cádiz, who sufferred a second consecutive relegation, and 1994–95 with fellow second tier team Atlético Marbella.[2]

Josu returned to La Liga with Salamanca ahead of the 1995–96 campaign,[2] but played only two matches, with Iñaki Aizpurua preferred as first choice keeper.[7] Josu then dropped into the third tier with Málaga, playing 31 times in his sole season with the club. He rounded out his career with three seasons at Barakaldo in Segunda División B, amassing 26 appearances, before retiring in 2001 at the age of 37.[2]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Josu returned to his hometown and first club, Arenas Club, becoming their manager for the 2007–08 Tercera División campaign, which they finished in 12th place. He later spent some time working at Lezama, the training ground of Athletic Bilbao, and since 2015 has been the goalkeeping coach at Eibar.[1]

Honours

Sestao Sport

Deportivo La Coruña

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 May 2021[2]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sestao Sport 1984–85 Segunda División B 30000030
1985–86 Segunda División 00000000
1986–87 0000–00
1987–88 21020–230
1988–89 35070–420
1989–90 23030–260
Total 82012000940
Deportivo La Coruña 1990–91 Segunda División 37000–370
1991–92 La Liga 12030–150
1992–93 1040–50
Total 5007000570
Cádiz 1993–94 Segunda División 29010–300
Atlético Marbella 1994–95 29010–300
Salamanca 1995–96 La Liga 2040–60
Málaga 1996–97 Segunda División B 31030–340
Barakaldo 1998–99 1200060180
1999–2000 804060180
2000–01 6020–80
Total 26060120440
Career total 24903401202950
1.^ Appearances in the 1999 Segunda División B play-offs
2.^ Appearances in the 2000 Segunda División B play-offs

References
  1. "Josu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. "Yosu". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. "Canales". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "Squad of Deportivo de La Coruña 1991-92 First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Matches Yosu". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "Deportivo de La Coruña - Valencia (0 - 1) 02/02/1992". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. "Squad of Salamanca 1995-96 First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  • Yosu at BDFutbol
  • Josu at WorldFootball.net
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