José Antonio Latorre
José Antonio Latorre Beaskoetxea, better known as "Txato Latorre", was a Spanish football player who was born in Bilboa, Biscay, Spain on 1 December 1941. He played as a forward for most of the teams he played for, but he also played as a winger.[1]
José Antonio Latorre Beaskoetxea | |
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| Born | José Antonio Latorre Beaskoetxea December 1, 1941 |
Biography
When he was young he played for his hometown team, Zorrota Football Club. Athletic Bilbao signed him as a youth and when he was 19 he first played in La Liga. He completed 7 matches and scored one goal. In 1961, when he was 20, he played 16 matches and scored 3 goals. In the 1963/64 season he scored only one goal but the goal was the 2000th in the history of the club on the 14th league day against Real Valladolid in the 88th minute. The worst season for him as a player of Athletic Bilbao was in 1964 because he did not play any match. He decided to go to SD Indautxu to end the season. There, he played 11 matches and scored 4 goals. When he returned to Athletic in 1965 he did not play. He moved to CE Sabadell FC for the next 3 years where he did not score and he only played 900 minutes.
After this, he quit football to work as an engineer for the next 30 years.
José Antonio had been studying engineering at the same time as he played football.
Clubs
| Club | Year |
|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1960-1961 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1961-1962 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1962-1963 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1963-1964 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1964-1965 |
| SD Indautxu | 1964-1965 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1965-1966 |
| CE Sabadell FC | 1966-1967 |
| Sabadell | 1967-1968 |
| Sabadell | 1968-1969 |