Juan Arza
Juan Arza Íñigo ( born June 12, 1923 in Estella, † July 17, 2011 in Seville), also known as Arza, was a Spanish football player and coach.
Playing career
Association
Arza played in his youth for CD Izarra, the club of his hometown. Through his great talent, he quickly made a talking point. Do not even of age, he had already completed a trial with first division club Espanyol. Although the leaders of the association gave the green light for an obligation Arza rejected a move to the Catalans, due to the great distance from his hometown. When he was a short time later courted by Deportivo Alavés, he took their offer only on condition to be able to ride every day after training home.
Thanks to its impressive performances at Alavés it was not long until the big clubs again knocked on his door. In 1942 he finally moved to CD Málaga in the Segunda División. Although he also demonstrated his class here, the club from Andalusia dismounted at the end of the season. Since Málaga was now faced with financial problems, the club was forced to put Arza on the transfer list. Then this rejected another offer from Espanyol Barcelona as well as an offer from Real Madrid. Instead, he moved in 1943 to nearly 90,000 pesetas for Sevilla FC and signed a five year contract at the first division.
In Seville, the 20- year-old received from the beginning the full confidence of coach Patrick O'Connell. His debut was therefore already on the opening day of the season 1943/44. Sevilla met CE Sabadell and won thanks to three goals from Arza 5-2. Then the young Spaniard received from his coach nicknamed " El niño de oro " (Eng. " Golden Boy "). At the end of the season Arza had managed 17 goals in 25 games. Sevilla finished third.
The following season was a disappointing one. Although Arza shot another 13 goals in 25 games, Sevilla landed at the end of the season only in tenth place. Then O'Connell coach was fired and replaced by the Spaniard Ramón Encinas. With the new Coach Seville was in the 1945/46 season for the first time in the club's Spanish Champion - also thanks to 14 goals from Arza. 1948 Sevilla won beyond the Copa del Rey.
Then scored Arza with his club mostly average results. Exceptions were 1951 and 1955, when Seville was runner-up and reached the cup final ( 0-1 against Athletic Bilbao). A personal success achieved Arza in the 1954/55 season, when he had 29 goals with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano and Manuel Badenes in the scoring charts behind and scorer.
By a further runner-up in the season 1956/57, the Sevilla FC took the following year for the first time at the European Champions Cup in part because champions Real Madrid had already qualified automatically as defending champions. In this way, Arza entered at the age of 35 years for the first time the European football stage. Overall, he played five European games. Sevilla failed after victories over Benfica and Aarhus GF in the quarterfinals at Real Madrid.
At the end of the season 1958/59 Arza left the Sevilla FC after 16 years of club membership. For the Andalusian Spaniard shot in 349 Erstligapartien 182 goals. No other players of the club are to present as many goals in the Primera División succeeded.
After a final season at Atletico Almeria Arza ended finally in 1960 his career.
1965 made of Sevilla FC 's former striker for a very special parting gift: To Arzas honor of the club hosted a farewell game in which Arza with his old club colleague met former FC Barcelona. The game ended in front of 30,000 spectators 4-3 for Sevilla. Arza received a standing ovation.
National
His marksmanship despite Arza denied only two caps for the Spanish national team. His debut celebrated on March 2, 1947 against Ireland. His second and last match, he denied on June 8, 1952 against Turkey.
Coaching career
After his career as a football player Arza took over for a short time the coaching job at Real Balompédica Linense.
In the 1965/66 season of Sevilla FC sacked five games remaining in acute Abstiegsnot coach Ignacio Eizaguirre. Then Arza was asked to keep the club from imminent disaster. This request could not turn down the Spaniard his former club. With the club legend on board Seville launched an impressive winning streak. At the end of the season, the club qualified eighth with even more for the Fairs Cup. Despite this success, Arza refused a commitment beyond the end of the season also.
Less than a year later, however, the situation resembled that of the previous year. Sevilla again threatened the descent. After the dismissal of coach Sabino Barinaga you turned one more time to Arza. Although you had this time in the play-offs, but in the end, the club was able to keep the class again by two 1-0 victories over Real Gijón. Then Arza admitted again his post.
In the 1967/68 season the situation was hopeless. For the third time in a row they called Arza caused as a savior. But this time the Spaniard had no success. Sevilla dismounted. Nevertheless, the club's management tried to keep Arza as a coach. With the failure in the neck of this agreed time. Then succeeded in the season 1968/69 as a table first Segunda División immediate resurgence.
From 1970 to 1972 Arza worked as manager of Celta Vigo and took with the club in 1971 for the first time participate in the UEFA Cup.
After the descent of Sevilla FC in the 1971/72 season Arza resigned his coaching position at Celta Vigo to return once again to his old place, and to take the re-emergence in attack. As you already imagined himself on a good path, the Seville actor Pedro Berruezo broke on 7 January in 1973 during a game and died. From this tragic incident, the team could not recover. So you missed the end of the season with fourth place almost the ascent. Arza resigned.
He subsequently worked for Deportivo La Coruña and Celta Vigo the Spaniard ended his coaching career.
Achievements
As a player
As a coach