José Arribas

José Arribas

Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1921
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Date of death
Place of death	France
Position(s)	Midfielder, Manager
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1952	Le Mans
Managerial career
1952–1954	Saint-Malo
1954–1960	Noyen-sur-Sarthe
1960–1976	Nantes
1966	France
1976–1977	Marseille
1977–1983	Lille
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Arribas (16 January 1921 – 28 September 1989) was a French association football midfielder and a manager. He mostly coached FC Nantes, where he created the "jeu à la nantaise", a tactic based on speed, technique, intelligence and one touch. He also coached France national football team along with Jean Snella after the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Biography

At the age of 14, Arribas left Spain for France because of the Spanish Civil War and landed in Nantes. Fond of football, he signed a professional contract with US Le Mans of Division 2. In 1952, he became a coach and trained amateur sides of US Saint-Malo and Noyen-sur-Sarthe, before being called up by FC Nantes, where he won the Division 1 titles in 1965, 1966 and 1973. In 1966, he coached for four matches France national football team with Jean Snella. He left the club in 1976, and ended his career coaching Olympique de Marseille and Lille OSC.

Titles

• Division 1: 1965, 1966, 1973

References

• Profile
• A site dedicated to him