José Argoitia

José María Argoitia Acha (born 18 January 1940) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

José María Argoitia
Personal information
Full name José María Argoitia Acha
Date of birth (1940-01-18) 18 January 1940
Place of birth Galdakao, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Basconia 46 (9)
1960–1972 Athletic Bilbao 231 (52)
1962Indautxu (loan) 9 (3)
1972–1973 Sestao
1973 Racing Santander 5 (0)
Total 291 (64)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Galdakao, Biscay, Argoitia joined Athletic Bilbao in 1960, from Basque neighbours CD Basconia. He made his La Liga debut on 2 October in a 1–3 away loss against Sevilla FC, and spent a total of 12 seasons with the club, appearing in 308 official games and scoring 70 goals.

Argoitia's best input with the Lions came in the 1966–67 campaign, when he netted 11 times in 22 appearances to help his team to the seventh position. He retired in 1973 at the age of 33, after splitting 1972–73 with Sestao Sport Club in the lower leagues and Racing de Santander in Segunda División.

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