Nando Yosu

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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.

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]

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  1. "Otro 'milagro Yosu' para el Racing" [Another 'Yosu miracle' for Racing] (PDF) (in Spanish). 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 Spanish). Marca. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.