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José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena (born 1 March 1943), nicknamed El Chopo ("the Poplar"), is a Spanish former professional football goalkeeper and manager.

Having played almost exclusively for Athletic Bilbao, he appeared in more than 600 official games for the club over the course of 18 La Liga seasons, winning two Copa del Generalísimo trophies.

Iribar represented the Spain national team in the 1964 Nations' Cup and the 1966 World Cup, winning the former tournament.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• Copa del Generalísimo: 1969, 1972–73; runner-up 1965–66, 1966–67, 1976–77

• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1976–77

Spain

• UEFA European Championship: 1964

Individual

• Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1969–70

• La Liga Team of The Year: 1975–76