- José Francisco Rojo
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Txetxu Rojo Personal information Full name José Francisco Rojo Arroitia Date of birth 28 January 1947 Place of birth Bilbao, Spain Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Youth career Athletic Bilbao Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965 Bilbao Athletic 3 (5) 1965–1982 Athletic Bilbao 413 (48) 1965–1982 Total 416 (53) National team 1965 Spain U18 1 (1) 1969–1970 Spain U23 3 (0) 1969–1978 Spain 18 (3) Teams managed 1986–1989 Bilbao Athletic 1989–1990 Athletic Bilbao 1990–1994 Celta 1994 Osasuna 1995–1997 Lleida 1997–1998 Salamanca 1998–2000 Zaragoza 2000–2001 Athletic Bilbao 2001–2002 Zaragoza 2003–2004 Rayo Vallecano * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rojo and the second or maternal family name is Arroitia.José Francisco 'Txetxu' Rojo Arroitia (born 28 January 1947) is a retired Spanish footballer and coach.
During his career, the forward played solely for Athletic Bilbao, in a professional career which spanned nearly 20 years. He was one of the club's most iconic players, alongside goalkeeper José Ángel Iribar,[1] and later also worked as a coach with the team.
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Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Rojo joined local giants Athletic Club de Bilbao's youth ranks at an early age. In 1965, he started playing for its reserves but, after only three appearances, was promoted to the first team, and stayed there until his professional retirement, 17 years later.[2]
Rojo made his La Liga debut on 26 September 1965 in a game against Córdoba CF, a 1–0 away loss, and helped Athletic to two Spanish Cups. He played a total of 414 games in the Spanish topflight, becoming the player with the second-most appearances in the Basque side's history, only behind goalkeeper José Ángel Iribar.
In 1982, aged 35, Rojo retired from football, beginning a coaching career. A testimonial match was held in his honour, with Athletic Bilbao hosting the English national team. His first manager experience would be with Bilbao Athletic, and he was promoted to first-team duties for the 1989–90 campaign, being sacked in the final months.
After a four-year spell at Celta de Vigo, achieving promotion to the top level in his second season, Rojo returned to the second division for the following three years, coaching CA Osasuna and UE Lleida.
In 1997–98, he was appointed at UD Salamanca, helping the modest outfit retain its first division status. The following year, he joined Real Zaragoza, leading to its best-ever finish in the topflight (fourth) in the 1999–2000 season - with the club failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League only because the fifth-placed team, Real Madrid, won the season's most important European trophy - which earned him a return to his main team, Bilbao.
After only one season, Rojo moved back to Zaragoza, being relegated. He then took a sabbatical year, subsequently joining Rayo Vallecano in level two, and again dropping down a level.
International career
Rojo played 18 times for Spain, his debut coming on 26 March 1969, in a friendly game with against Switzerland held in Valencia.
During his nine years as an international, he scored three goals, but never took part in any major international tournament.
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 22 April 1970 La Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland 
Switzerland0–1 0–1 Friendly 2. 24 November 1971 Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain 
Cyprus7–0 7–0 Euro 1972 qualifying 3. 16 February 1972 Boothferry Park, Hull, England 
Northern Ireland0–1 1–1 Euro 1972 qualifying Honours
- Athletic Bilbao
- Spanish Cup: 1968–69, 1972–73
See also
References
- ^ The Lions of Athletic Bilbao; at FIFA.com
- ^ Spanish Cumpleanos: Txetxu Rojo; Goal.com, 28 January 2010
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- José Francisco Rojo at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Francisco Rojo – FIFA competition record
José Francisco Rojo managerial positions Athletic Bilbao – managers Sherpherd (1910–11) · Barnes (1914–16) · Barnes (1920–21) · Burton (1921) · Arzuaga (1922) · Pentland (1922–25) · Kirby (1925–26) · Hertzka (1926–28) · Royo (1928–29) · Pentland (1929–33) · Caicedo (1933–35) · Olabarria (1935) · Garbutt (1935–37) · Birichinaga (1938–39) · Etxebarria (1939–40) · Urquizu (1940–47) · Bagge (1947–49) · Iraragorri (1949–52) · Barrios (1952–54) · Daučík (1954–57) · Albéniz (1957–58) · Francisco (1958–60) · Ipiña (1961–62) · Zubieta (1962–63) · Otxoantezana (1963–64) · Barrios (1964–65) · Gaínza (1965–68) · Iriondo (1968–69) · Allen (1969–71) · Artigas (1971–72) · Pavić (1972–74) · Iriondo (1974–76) · Agirre (1976–79) · Senekowitsch (1979–80) · Sáez (1980–81) · Clemente (1981–86) · Sáez (1986) · Iribar (1986–87) · Kendall (1987–89) · Rojo (1989–90) · Clemente (1990–91) · Sáez (1991–92) · Aranguren (1992) · Heynckes (1992–94) · Irureta (1994–95) · Amorrortu (1995) · Stepanović (1995–96) · Amorrortu (1996) · Fernández (1996–00) · Rojo (2000–01) · Heynckes (2001–03) · Valverde (2003–05) · Mendilibar (2005) · Clemente (2005–06) · Sarriugarte (2006) · Esnal (2006–07) · Caparrós (2007–11) · Bielsa (2011–)
Celta de Vigo – managers Cuggy (1923–26) · Balsa (1926–27) · Cowan (1927–28) · Encinas (1928–31) · Planas (1931–32) · Peña (1932–35) · Comesaña (1935–36) · Comesaña (1939–40) · Cárdenes (1940–41) · Albéniz (1941–1944) · Plattkó (1944–46) · Armando (1946) · Zamora (1946–48) · Pasarín (1948–51) · Ozores (1951–52) · Bravo (1952–53) · Armando (1953) · Iraragorri (1953–54) · Zamora (1954–55) · Urquiri (1955–56) · Scopelli (1956–57) · Pasarín (1957–59) · Miró (1959) · Lúpiz (1959–XX) · Albéniz (19XX–XX) · Yayo (19XX–XX) · Zamora (19XX–60) · Yayo (1960–61) · Hon (1961) · Aretio (1961–62) · Eizaguirre (1962–63) · Joseíto (1963–65) · Rafa (1965–66) · César (1966–67) · Villar (1967) · Eizaguirre (1967–69) · Olsen (1969–70) · Arza (1970–72) · Dellacha (1972–73) · Aretio (1973) · Arza (1973–74) · Moreno (1974–75) · Villar (1975) · Cedrún (1975–77) · Cuervo (1977) · Villar (1977) · Maguregui (1977–78) · Ruiz (1978–79) · Pedrito (1979) · Cedrún (1979–80) · Arza (1980) · Pavić (1980–83) · Carriega (1983) · Carnero (1984–85) · Traid (1985–86) · Villar (1986) · Addison (1986–87) · Maguregui (1987–88) · Villar (1988) · Novoa (1988–90) · Maguregui (1990–91) · Rojo (1991–94) · Aimar (1994–95) · Castro Santos (1995–97) · Irureta (1997–98) · Fernández (1998–2002) · Lotina (2002–04) · Antić (2004) · Carnero (2004) · Vázquez (2004–07) · Stoichkov (2007) · López Caro (2007–08) · López Habas (2008) · Menéndez (2008) · Murcia (2008–09) · Sacristán (2009–10) · Herrera (2010–)
CA Osasuna – managers Rasero y Navaz (1920–24) · Gerbart (1924–25) · Harris (1925–28) · Sagaseta (1928–30) · Pagazaurtundúa (1930–31) · Muguiro (1931–33) · Urdíroz (1933–36) · Bienzobas (1936–37) · Peña (1939–40) · Urrizalqui (1940–41) · Juanín (1941–4X) · Urrizalqui (194X–43) · Urdíroz (1943–44) · Goiburu (1944–45) · Urrizalqui (1945) · Florenza (1945–46) · Labarta (1946–48) · Peña (1948) · González Rizo (1948–50) · Vienzobas (1950–52) · Arnanz (1952–54) · Albéniz (1955–57) · Barinaga (1957–59) · Eizaguirre (1959–60) · Gual (1960–62) · Orizaola (1962–63) · Albéniz (1963) · Gual (1963–65) · Aranaz (1965) · Blanco (1965–66) · de Andoain (1966) · Blanco (1966) · Martialay (1966–67) · Blanco (1967–68) · Benavente (1968) · Ochoa (1968–70) · Andonegui (1970) · Blanco (1970) · Goñi Romero (1970) · Albéniz (1970–71) · Eguiluz (1971–72) · Blanco (1972) · Mora (1972–73) · Blanco (1973) · Barrios (1973–74) · Ciaurriz (1974–76) · Alzate (1976) · Pachín (1976–77) · Verdugo (1977–79) · Petrović (1979–XX) · Alzate (19XX–83) · Brzić (1983–8X) · Zabalza (198X–93) · Monreal (1993–94) · Rojo (1994) · Los Arcos (1994–95) · Paquito (1995–96) · Benítez (1996–97) · Zabalza (1997) · Sola (1997) · Monreal (1997–99) · Lotina (1999–2002) · Aguirre (2002–06) · Ziganda (2006–08) · Camacho (2008–11) · Mendilibar (2011–)
Real Zaragoza – managers Sauca (1932) · Dos Santos (1932–34) · González (1934–35) · Planas (1935) · Olivares (1935–36) · Arnanz (1939–41) · Gamborena (1941) · Uritarte & Ostalé (1941) · Quincoces (1941–43) · Caicedo (1943–45) · Arnanz (1945) · Juanito (1945–46) · Olivares (1946–47) · Sorribas (1947–48) · Soladrero (1948) · Macheda (1948) · Bru (1948–49) · Oceja (1949) · Juanito (1949–50) · Planas (1950) · Urquiri (1950–51) · Juanito (1951) · Berkessy (1951–52) · Balmanya (1952–53) · Eguiluz (1953–54) · Mundo (1954–56) · Quincoces (1956–58) · Casariego (1958) · Ochoantesana (1958–59) · Mundo (1959–60) · César (1960–63) · Ramallets (1963–64) · Belló (1964) · Olsen (1964–65) · Hon (1965–66) · Daučík (1966–67) · Lerín (1967) · Olsen (1967–68) · César (1968–69) · Rial (1969–70) · Kalmár (1970) · Balmanya (1970–71) · García Traid (1971) · Hernández (1971) · Iriondo (1971–72) · Carriega (1972–76) · Muller (1976–77) · Iglesias (1977–78) · Boškov (1978–79) · Villanova (1979–81) · Costa (1981) · Beenhakker (1981–84) · Ferrari (1984–85) · Costa (1985–87) · Villanova (1987–88) · Antić (1988–90) · Maneiro (1990–91) · Fernández (1991–96) · Espárrago (1996–97) · Costa (1997–98) · Rojo (1998–2000) · Lillo (2000) · Costa (2000–01) · Rojo (2001–02) · Costa (2002) · Alonso (2002) · Flores (2002–04) · Muñoz (2004–06) · Fernández (2006–08) · Garitano (2008) · Irureta (2008) · Villanova (2008) · Marcelino (2008–09) · Gay (2009–10) · Aguirre (2010–)
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