Luis María Zugazaga Martínez (born 13 October 1944) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right back. He made 118 La Liga appearances for Atlético Bilbao and Deportivo de La Coruña from 1965 to 1974. For 23 years from 1979, he worked in Athletic's youth ranks.
Zugazaga returned to Athletic Bilbao in 1979, being made assistant manager in the youth teams.[8] He formed an alliance with academy director Jesús Rentería [es] and first-team manager Howard Kendall in the 1980s,[9] contributed to the signing of Carlos Merino from Nottingham Forest in 2000,[10] and remained at the club until June 2002.[11]
^Zaballa, Carlos (15 November 2021). "Luto en el Athletic" [Mourning in Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^Cuenca, Nika (1 March 2000). "Un 'inglés' viene a Bilbao" [An 'Englishman' is coming to Bilbao]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^García, Alberto (10 June 2002). "La cirugía llega a Lezama" [Surgery arrives at Lezama]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.