Nando Yosu

Fernando Trío Zabala (8 July 1939 – 20 February 2016), known as Nando Yosu, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager. His long career, as both a player and coach, was mainly associated with Racing de Santander.[1] He played with Racing Santander from 1958 to 1962 and again from 1963 to 1964. He managed Racing Santander from 1977 to 1979, in 1996, 1998 to 1999, in 2005 and in 2006.

Nando Yosu
Personal information
Full nameFernando Trío Zabala
Date of birth(1939-07-08)8 July 1939
Place of birthMungia, Spain
Date of death20 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 76)
Place of deathSantander, Spain
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Nueva Montaña
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1962Racing Santander101(23)
1959–1960Rayo Cantabria (loan)
1962–1964Valencia8(1)
1963–1964Racing Santander (loan)28(1)
1964–1966Athletic Bilbao30(0)
1966–1969Pontevedra28(0)
1969–1971Calvo Sotelo48(6)
1971–1972Gimnástica
Total243(31)
Teams managed
1971–1972Gimnástica
1973–1975Gimnástica
1977–1979Racing Santander
1979–1981Oviedo
1982–1984Linares
1984Granada
1985–1986Alavés
1988–1989Alzira
1990Orihuela Deportiva
1992Ponferradina
1992–1994Granada
1996Racing Santander
1998–1999Racing Santander
2005Racing Santander
2006Racing Santander
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yosu was born in Mungia, Spain. He retired in 2006 because he had Alzheimer's disease. Yosu died from the disease on 20 February 2016 in Santander, Spain. He was aged 76.[2]

References

  1. "Otro 'milagro Yosu' para el Racing" [Another 'Yosu miracle' for Racing] (PDF) (in español). Mundo Deportivo. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. "Fallece Nando Yosu, histórico entrenador del Racing" [Nando Yosu, Racing's historical manager, dies] (in español). Marca. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.