Isidoro San José

Isidoro San José Pozo (born 27 October 1955) is a Spanish former footballer. Mainly a right back he could also play on the other flank, and even as a defensive midfielder.

During one full decade he represented La Liga giants Real Madrid, winning a total of nine major titles and amassing competition totals of 200 games and three goals.

Club career Born in Madrid, San José arrived in Real Madrid's youth academy at the age of 12. During the 1973–74 season, at only 18, he made his first-team debuts, playing in two rounds of the Copa del Rey against Granada CF and UD Las Palmas but not being picked for the final because the juniors' coach, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, decided he should play, as captain, in the equivalent match of the category, the opponent also being FC Barcelona.

After two years with Real Madrid Castilla, San José was promoted to the main squad, appearing three times in La Liga in 1976–77 but amassing 77 appearances in the following three campaigns combined, as the team won consecutive league accolades. However, during a league game at Sporting de Gijón late into 1979, he suffered a meniscus injury which kept him out of the pitches for more than one year; and he was also picked for the final stages in Argentina, playing all three matches in an eventual group stage exit (one win, one loss and one draw).

Previously, San José also competed internationally at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Honours Real Madrid La Liga: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86 Copa del Rey: 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82 Copa de la Liga: 1985 UEFA Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86