Ignacio Zoco

Ignacio Zoco Esparza (31 July 1939 – 28 September 2015) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder. He played 12 years of his professional career with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 400 official games and winning ten major titles.

Ignacio Zoco
Ignacio Zoco (1971).jpg
Zoco in 1971
Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Zoco Esparza
Date of birth(1939-07-31)31 July 1939
Place of birthGarde, Spain
Date of death28 September 2015(2015-09-28) (aged 76)
Place of deathMadrid, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Youth career
Esperanza
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1959Oberena
1959–1962Osasuna69(4)
1959Iruña (loan)
1962–1974Real Madrid318(8)
Total387(12)
National team
1961Spain B1(0)
1961–1969Spain25(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zoco played more than 20 times with Spain, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship, winning the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Zoco died in Madrid on 28 September 2015, after a long illness. He was 76 years old.[1][2]

Career statistics

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 December 1963 Mestalla, Valencia, Spain  Belgium 1–1 1–2 Friendly[3]

Honours

Real Madrid

Spain

Individual

References

  1. Muere Ignacio Zoco, legendario jugador del Real Madrid (Ignacio Zoco, legendary Real Madrid player, dies); El Mundo, 28 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. Muere Ignacio Zoco, una leyenda del Real Madrid 'ye-yé' (Ignacio Zoco, legend of 'ye-yé' Real Madrid, dies); Diario AS, 28 September 2015(in Spanish)
  3. España, 1 – Belgica, 2 (Spain, 1 – Belgium, 2); Mundo Deportivo, 2 December 1963 (in Spanish)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Restraint, commitment and drive in the midfield". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. "1964 team of the tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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