Jesús Landáburu

Jesús Landáburu

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Landáburu Sagüillo
Date of birth	24 January 1955 (1955-01-24) (age 56)
Place of birth	Guardo, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Palencia
	Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971–1977	Valladolid	144	(35)
1977–1979	Rayo Vallecano	66	(13)
1979–1982	Barcelona	61	(13)
1982–1988	Atlético Madrid	205	(28)
Total		476	(89)
National team
1979	Spain amateur	3	(1)
1980	Spain	1	(0)
* 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 Landáburu and the second or maternal family name is Sagüillo.

Jesús 'Chus' Landáburu Sagüillo (born 24 January 1955 in Guardo, Palencia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career

Landaburu made his professional debuts at 17 with Real Valladolid, quickly making an impression with the Segunda División side, his skills, field vision and set piece ability standing out alike.

He made his first division debuts with Madrid-based Rayo Vallecano in 1977–78, majorly contributing to the modest side's maintenance of its topflight status during two seasons, after which the player signed with league powerhouse FC Barcelona.

Landaburu won his first piece of silverware with the Catalans in 1981, the King's Cup; however, after two good seasons, he struggled immensely in his last, as Barça hired a new coach, German Udo Lattek.

Landaburu signed subsequently for Atlético Madrid, being an automatic first-choice throughout six seasons (nearly 300 official appearances for the Colchoneros). However, after 1987–88, mainly due to serious personal problems with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil,^[1] he chose to retire, at 33.

International career

Landaburu played once for Spain, the second half of a 23 January 1980 friendly with Holland in Vigo (1–0 win).

Honours

Barcelona

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1981–82
• Spanish Cup: 1980–81

Atlético Madrid

• Spanish Cup: 1984–85
• Spanish Supercup: 1985
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1985–86

References

1. ^ Arteche, Landáburu, Quique y Setién ganan a Gil en los juzgados, pero no juegan (Arteche, Landáburu, Quique and Setién with court battle with Gil, but do not play); El País, 2 December 1988 (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Jesús Landáburu at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Landaburu, Jesus
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Date of birth	24 January 1955
Place of birth	Guardo, Spain
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