José Luis Elejalde

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| fullname = José Luis Elejalde Gorostiza

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|1|14|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|2|18|1951|1|14|df=y}}

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| position = Midfielder

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| clubs1 = La Habana

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| nationalyears1 = 1970–1976

| nationalteam1 = Cuba

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José Luis Elejalde Gorostiza (14 January 1951 – 18 February 2018) was a Cuban former footballer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/jose-luis-elejalde-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/jose-luis-elejalde-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=7 June 2012}} He died on 18 February 2018 at the age of 67.[http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/deportes/2018-02-20/fallecio-jose-luis-elejalde-gorostiza-gloria-del-futbol-cubano Falleció José Luis Elejalde Gorostiza, gloria del fútbol cubano] {{in lang|es}}

Club career

Nicknamed el Caballo (the Horse),[http://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/217634-cuba-lamenta-la-muerte-del-reconocido-futbolista-y-entrenador-luis-elejalde Cuba lamenta la muerte del reconocido futbolista y entrenador Luis Elejalde] - El Desmarque {{in lang|es}} Elejalde played in midfield for La Habana.