José Ángel Iribar
Nicknamed "Chopo", José Angel Iribar was the best goalkeeper in Spain in the 1960s-70s and was the national team's keeper when Spain won their first international title, the European Championship, in 1964.
Iribar remains an icon of Athletic Bilbao, playing more than 600 matches for the Basque club between 1962 and 1980. During the 1970-71 season he kept clean sheets for ten consecutive matches, going 1,018 minutes unbeaten. He was renowned for his leadership, physicality, bravery and fantastic positioning and reading of the game. His goalkeeping style and looks also led to him being referred to in Italy as "Zoff's Twin".
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