José Araquistáin

José Araquistáin

Araquistáin in 1962
Personal information
Full name	José Araquistáin Arrieta
Date of birth	(1937-03-04)4 March 1937
Place of birth	Azkoitia, Spain
Date of death	28 September 2025(2025-09-28) (aged 88)
Place of death	Elgoibar, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Elgoibar
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1961	Real Sociedad	106	(0)
1956	→ Eibar (loan)	6	(0)
1961–1968	Real Madrid	57	(0)
1968–1971	Elche	49	(0)
1971–1973	Castellón	35	(0)
Total		253	(0)
International career
1959–1960	Spain U21	3	(0)
1958–1959	Spain B	3	(0)
1960–1962	Spain	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Araquistáin Arrieta (4 March 1937 – 28 September 2025) was a Spanish professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He made six appearances for the Spain national football team between 1960 until 1962.

Araquistáin died on 28 September 2025 in Elgoibar, Spain at the age of 88.

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68
• Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62
• European Cup: 1965–66

Individual

• Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1961–62

Other websites

• José Araquistáin at BDFutbol
• José Araquistáin at National-Football-Teams.com
• José Araquistáin – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Spain stats at Eu-Football
• Biography at Porteros Vascos de Leyenda (in Spanish)