Jesús Landáburu

Jesús 'Chus' Landáburu Sagüillo (born 24 January 1955) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Club career Born in Guardo, Province of Palencia, Landáburu made his professional debut at only 17 with Real Valladolid. He quickly made an impression with the Segunda División club, his skills, field vision and set piece ability standing out alike.

Landáburu first appeared in La Liga with Madrid-based Rayo Vallecano, in the 1977–78 campaign. He contributed heavily as the modest team consecutively retained their top-flight status, following which he signed for league powerhouse FC Barcelona. After two good seasons, he struggled immensely in his last as Barça hired a new manager, German Udo Lattek. At the end of 1987–88, however, mainly due to serious personal problems with elusive club chairman Jesús Gil, he chose to retire at the age of 33; still an active player, he majored in physics.

Honours Barcelona Copa del Rey: 1980–81