José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia (born 1 April 1937) is a Spanish former football defender and manager.
Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Irulegui played professional football with SD Eibar, Real Sociedad and Pontevedra CF, in a career that lasted 16 years.
[1][2] Irulegui left the Galician club in June 1971 at the age of 34, after one final campaign in Segunda División.
Irulegui worked as a manager for nearly three decades, starting with second-tier Deportivo de La Coruña in 1973–74 (only five games in charge, team relegation followed by immediate promotion).
Irulegui led the last of those clubs to promotion to the top flight in the 1997–98 season, in the playoffs.