Clemente Iriarte

Clemente Iriarte Madariaga (25 July 1946 – 29 December 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career
A product of Chilean side Unión Española, Iriarte played for them between 1964 and 1966 in the top division.

Then, he returned to his country of birth and played for Rayo Vallecano, Burgos, Real Oviedo and Osasuna.

Personal life and death
Iriarte was born in Pamplona on 25 July 1946. He emigrated to Chile along with his family at the age of five and returned to Spain in 1966. He died in Pamplona on 29 December 2021, at the age of 75.

He was nicknamed El Pulpo (The Octopus).