Nicolás Mentxaka (footballer, born 1939)

Nicolás Mentxaka
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Mentxaka Fernández
Date of birth	11 January 1939
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Date of death	10 March 2014 (aged 75)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1960	Barakaldo
1960–1965	Athletic Bilbao
–	→ Ferrol (loan)
1961–1962	→ Basconia (loan)
1965–1966	Barakaldo
1966	Lleida
1966–1967	Burgos
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolás Mentxaka Fernández (11 January 1939 – 10 March 2014) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Early and personal life

Mentxaka was born in Bilbao; his father Nicolás and brother José Luis were also footballers.^[1]

Career

Mentxaka played for Athletic Bilbao, Basconia, Barakaldo, Lleida and Burgos.^[1]

Mentxaka signed for Athletic Bilbao from Segunda División side Barakaldo in the summer of 1960, and made his La Liga debut against Real Valladolid on 29 September 1960. Athletic sent him on loan spells at Racing Ferrol and Basconia before he settled with the club and made 29 official appearances and scored 11 goals before leaving in 1965. Mentxaka returned to Barakaldo before finishing his career with Burgos in 1967.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
^ "Fallece el exjugador del Athletic Nicolás Mentxaka" [Former Athletic player Nicolás Mentxaka died] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.

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[BDF-1] "Profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

[2] "Fallece el exjugador del Athletic Nicolás Mentxaka" [Former Athletic player Nicolás Mentxaka died] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.

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