Joaquín Cortizo

Spanish footballer and manager (1932–2018)

Joaquín Cortizo
Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Cortizo Rosendo
Date of birth	(1932-10-04)4 October 1932
Place of birth	Ribadavia, Spain
Date of death	4 January 2018(2018-01-04) (aged 85)
Place of death	Jaén, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1958	Celta	7	(0)
1958–1966	Zaragoza	142	(2)
1966–1968	Jaén	26	(0)
Total		175	(2)
Managerial career
1968	Jaén
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joaquín Cortizo Rosendo (4 October 1932 – 4 January 2018) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Ribadavia, Province of Ourense, Cortizo signed with local RC Celta de Vigo in 1956, aged 24.^[2] He only made his La Liga debut on 14 April of the following year, in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF;^[3] he featured sparingly during his spell at Balaídos, notably due to an intestine disease.^[2]

In the summer of 1958, Cortizo joined Real Zaragoza. He scored his first goal in the top division on 9 December 1962, but in a 2–4 loss away to Real Madrid;^[4] during his five-year tenure he won two Copa del Generalísimo trophies as well as the 1963–64 edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, being part of the Five Magnificent teams.^[5]

On 27 December 1964, Cortizo broke Atlético Madrid player Enrique Collar's leg during a 3–1 victory at La Romareda.^[6] Referee Manuel Gómez Arribas did not appreciate any foul at that moment, but the player was eventually handed a 24-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which was a national record.^[7]^[8]^[9]

In the 1966 off-season, Cortizo moved to Real Jaén.^[2] After retiring and settling in the city, he worked for the club as technical secretary as well as president.^[10]

Death

After a long illness, Cortizo died on 4 January 2018 at the age of 85, in Jaén.^[11]^[9]

References

^ "Cortizo: Joaquín Cortizo Rosendo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Joaquín Cortizo" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ Vázquez, J. (15 April 1957). "Celta, 2 – Valencia, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ Pina, Nivardo (10 December 1962). "R. Madrid, 4 – Zaragoza, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Fallece Joaquín Cortizo, defensa de los 'Magníficos' del Real Zaragoza" [Death of Joaquín Cortizo, defender of the Real Zaragoza 'Magnificents'] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ Gay, Miguel (28 December 1964). "Zaragoza, 3 – At. Madrid, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Las sanciones más altas de la historia del fútbol español" [The biggest bans in the history of Spanish football]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 April 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ Relaño, Alfredo (2 June 2013). "Veinticuatro partidos a Cortizo" [Twenty-four matches to Cortizo]. El País. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Fallece Joaquín Cortizo, integrante de Los Magníficos" [Death of Joaquín Cortizo, part of The Magnificents]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ Lara, José Eugenio (8 May 2009). "Joaquín Cortizo Rosendo: 'Sanciones así te marcan, porque no habrá otra igual en la vida'" [Joaquín Cortizo Rosendo: 'Bans like these scar you, because it's a once-in-a-lifetime event']. Diario Jaén (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ Lahoz, R. (4 January 2018). "Muere Cortizo, defensa de Los Magníficos" [Death of Cortizo, defender of The Magnificents]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2018.