Carmelo Cedrún

Carmelo Cedrún Ochandategui (December 6, 1930 in Ourense ) is a former Spanish football goalkeeper.

Club career

In youth Carmelo played in the clubs SD Amorebieta and Athletic Bilbao. In 1950 he was admitted to Athletic Bilbao in the professional squad. The Basques Carmelo remained 14 years until 1964. The team with the likes of Telmo Zarra Zarraonandia called, Agustín Gaínza and Jesús Garay won the Spanish title Carmelo 1955/56, and the Copa del Rey in 1954/55, 1955/56 and 1957/58. Making its debut on April 15, 1951 at the home game against FC Sevilla he was 3-0 equal to a clean sheet. In the championship season 1955/56, he suffered only 31 goals conceded in 30 games, at that time a fantastic value. In 1964 he moved after he had lost his place in the starting line-up to José Ángel Iribar to Espanyol. In his three years in Barcelona, ​​he came up with 82 games, that is, he was immediately after his arrival to number 1, 1967 it went for him then to the United States to Baltimore Bays, where he ended his career in 1968.

National team career

Carmelo played 1954-1963 13 times for Spain. With the selection of his native country, he participated in the Football World Cup 1962 in Chile part, did not come there but past Stammkeaper José Araquistain. The Spanish team without Carmelo miserably difference in score in the preliminary round of. He finished his career with the national team in 1963, one year before Spain became European champions.

After the active career

After his playing days Carmelo coach was. So he coached for example, Celta de Vigo and Real Murcia. However, a title he could not win as a coach.

His son, Andoni Cedrún was also footballers - of course goalkeeper. Like his father also played for Bilbao Andoni, but spent most of his career but at Real Zaragoza.