Benito Díaz Iraola

Benito Díaz Iraola (born in 1900) was a professional trainer Spanish of Football.

Career

Career of player

He makes his beginnings within the Real Sociedad whereas he is 17 years old in 1917 and he passes all his carrirère there.

Career of trainer

He starts by involving the Real Sociedad in 1926. In 1928, he arrives finally of the cut of Spain but Real Sociedad is eliminated by FC Barcelona. It leaves its team in 1930, then gains France per hour of the War of Spain. It thus writes a classified in the Basque local press in 1935: “Bénito Diaz, former trainer Real Sociedad San Sebastian taken refuge in Hendaye would agree to deal with the formation of juniors and tiny of French club.” It signs a contract with the Girondins of Bordeaux Football Club in 1937. The Of Gironde ones have just deposited their candidature for the professional statute and they integrate the group B of the second division the following season (1937-38). He is then the first trainer of the professional team of Bordeaux.

The Of Gironde A.S.P., new denomination following fusion in October 1940 with the Sports association of the Port, gain their first Coupe de France in 1941. Because of the geopolitics of the time, this cut disputes in several finales. Bordeaux eliminates the Red Star (occupied France) with the Parc from the Princes on April 13rd (3-1), Toulouse (free zone) on the same score then with Saint-Ouen the club of the suburbs inhabitant of Lille, SC Fives (closed area) 2 to 0, two goals of Santiago Urtizberea. It will be necessary to wait forty-five years to see the players with the scapular again raising the Cut after six finales lost meanwhile.

It leaves its post of trainer of Of Gironde the in May 1943, right before the final of Coupe de France lost against Marseilles. Urtizberea takes over temporarily the duties Of Gironde while Diaz returns to Saint-Sebastien to involve Real Sociedad. It keeps this new station during nine seasons with the championship of Segunda Division in 1949-50.

In May 1968, it is decorated by the national delegation with physical education with the sport with a medal with money for the unit with its career.

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