Place of birth Gatika, Spain Years Team Height 1.75 m | Playing position 1944–1945 C.D Mungia | |
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Full name Angel Sertucha Ereñozaga Date of birth (1931-06-07) 7 June 1931 (age 85) | ||
Angel Sertucha Ereñozaga (born 27 June 1931), simply known as Sertu, is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.
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Football career
Born in Gatika in 1931, Province of Biscay, Basque Country, since he was a child he knew that he wanted to be a professional footballer. He started his football career with 14 years in the modest team "C.D Begoña" of Bilbao. Then, he went to C.D Mungia, to continue his formation and in the 1954–55 season he signed up by the Sestao Football Club. Then he played in first Division teams like Athletic club of bilbao, C.E Sabadell, C.D Osasuna, Azcoyen of Peralta, etc., due to a severe Achilles heel injury when 39 years old.
Angel Sertucha resumed his career in the First División and in the Second division of then Spanish league, beaing the captainCE Sabadell FC, being an undisputed starter during most of his stay and eventually gaining club captaincy. Due to constant physical ailments, now in the ankle, he was forced to retire in late 2005.
Personal life
Angel Sertucha retirement was not the lasts moments on a football pitch; since his retirement in 1969, he began as football coach in his first team, in the C.D Mungia. When he was in his third season, he knew that that was not his place and his professional career, so he decided to give up completely the live around football to open a tavern in the same city "Mungia" and to stay with his wife and his son and daughters.