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Félix Zubizarreta
Félix Zubizarreta Ezpeleta was a Spanish Association football, footballer who was an outstanding Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club between 1913 and 1917. Even though he had a short footballing career, Zubizarreta managed to leave a considerable footprint in Football in Spain, Spanish football, playing a pivotal role in Athletic's three Copa del Rey titles in a row between 1914 Copa del Rey, 1914 and 1916 Copa del Rey, 1916, in which he netted a goal in the 1915 Copa del Rey Final, 1915 final and a hat-trick#Association football, hat-trick in the 1916 Copa del Rey Final, 1916 final against Madrid FC (now known as Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid). His family emigrated to Venezuela after the Spanish Civil War. His grandson Iker Zubizarreta played in the Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics, football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Bilbao, Zubizarreta began his career at his hometown club Athletic Bilbao, Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbao
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Iker Zubizarreta
Iker Zubizarreta (born 18 May 1962) is a Venezuelan footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is the grandson of Félix Zubizarreta, a footballer who played for Athletic Bilbao in Spain prior to emigrating to South America following the Spanish Civil War. Due to Iker's Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ... name and heritage, Athletic were reported to have considered making an approach to sign him, although the club's policy of using local players does not normally include players of the Basque diaspora raised abroad, and no move materialised. References 1962 births Living people Venezuelan footballers Venezuela international footballers Olympic footballers of Venezuela Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCD Español
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1900 in Barcelona, Espanyol currently play their home games at the RCDE Stadium, which holds up to 40,000 spectators. Domestically, Espanyol has won the Copa del Rey four times, most recently in 2006. In international competitions, the club reached the UEFA Cup final in 1988 and 2007. It has a long-standing rivalry with FC Barcelona. Name Initially known as the Sociedad Española de Football on its foundation, the name was changed to Club Español de Fútbol in 1901. In 1906, the club folded due to financial reasons and most of the players joined the X Sporting Club, which came to win the Campionat de Catalunya three times in a row before disappearing in 1908 to merge with the Spanish Jiu-Jitsu Club to be effectively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Fortuna Football Club
Real Fortuna Football Club, was a Spanish football club based in Vigo, Galicia, founded in 1905. Background Vigo was one of the cities through which football entered the Iberian Peninsula, thanks to British sailors and workers. The first demonstrations of the sport were made by the team of the British company Electric Telegraph Company, which was installing the telegraph cable between the islands and Vigo, to connect with Lisbon from there. This team was called the Exiles Football Club and played several matches against British merchant and military crews passing through the Port of Vigo. The first mixed teams between Galicians and the British were soon created, such as Petit FC, who in 1905 beat the Exiles for the first time. History Following the example of Barcelona, where FC Barcelona and Català FC had been founded in 1899, Vigo came up with their own clubs in 1905, the Vigo Football Club and the Fortuna Football Club, and from the cradle, there has been a great rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Copa Del Rey
The Copa del Rey 1915 was the 15th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The competition started on 15 April 1915 and concluded on 2 May 1915, with the final, held at the Estadio de Amute in Irun, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the sixth time ever with a resounding 5–0 victory over RCD Español, with a hat-trick from the great Pichichi. Teams * North Region: Athletic Bilbao * Centre Region: Sociedad Gimnástica *Galicia: Fortuna de Vigo * Catalonia: RCD Español Semifinals First leg Second leg ''Athletic won 5–1 on aggregate'' ''RCD Español 6–2 on aggregate'' Final Notes ReferencesLinguaSport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Del Rey 1915 |
1914 Copa Del Rey Final
The 1914 Copa del Rey Final was the 14th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Estadio de Costorbe, Costorbe in Irun on May 10, 1914. The match was won by Athletic Bilbao, who beat FC Espanya de Barcelona, España FC 2–1. Details Referenceslinguasport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Del Rey Final 1914 Copa del Rey Finals, 1914 1913–14 in Spanish football, Copa Athletic Bilbao matches FC Espanya de Barcelona matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biscay Championship
The Biscay Regional Championship ''(Campeonato Regional de Vizcaya)'', also called the North Regional Championship ''(Campeonato Regional Norte)'' in its early editions, was an official football tournament in Spain organised by the North Football Federation. It was played annually between 1913 and 1940 and served to elect the representatives of the region in the Spanish Cup, which at that time served as the overall annual national championship. History The tournament was launched in 1913, following the creation of the North Football Federation (''Federación Norte''), initially consisting of clubs from the Basque provinces (Biscay, Gipuzkoa and Álava) and Cantabria (then the province of Santander). The first edition of the Northern Regional Championship started on 12 October 1913, with six teams: three from Biscay (Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club de Getxo and Deportivo de Bilbao) and three from Gipuzkoa ( Real Sociedad, Sporting de Irun and Racing de Irun – the latter two wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pichichi (footballer)
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (23 May 1892 – 1 March 1922), known as Pichichi, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Athletic Bilbao during the 1910s and 1920s. He received his nickname because of his frail build. Club career Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Pichichi played in his first Copa del Rey final in March 1913 as Athletic Bilbao, his sole club, lost 1–0 against Racing Club de Irún. Later the same year, on 21 August, the same opponents, now renamed Real Unión, were invited to play the inaugural game at San Mamés Stadium, and he scored the very first goal at the ground; two months later, he also scored the first goal at Real Sociedad's new Atotxa Stadium in the opening fixture for that venue. Easily identifiable on the pitch due to a white cloth he tied to his head, Pichichi subsequently played in five other domestic cup finals, winning four and netting a hat-trick in the 1915 final as Athletic beat RCD Español 5–0. After returning from the 1920 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingo Acedo
Domingo Gómez-Acedo y Villanueva (6 June 1898 – 14 September 1980), also known as Txomin, was a Spanish footballer who played primarily as a left-sided forward and sometimes as a left back. Acedo was in the Spain national team that competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal. Club career Acedo spent his entire career with Athletic Bilbao, they won four national Copa del Rey competitions, he scoring once in the 1916 Final and twice in the 1921 Final. They also won eight regional North/Biscay Championships in a 14-year spell playing alongside José María Belauste, Sabino Bilbao and Pichichi for club and country. His primary attributes were his great pace and set-piece abilities, including scoring ' Olympic goals' (direct from a corner kick). He is the youngest player and goalscorer in the history of Athletic, having made his debut – and scored – in the ''Campeonato Regional Norte'' on 18 October 1914, at the age of 16 years, four months and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severino Zuazo
Severino Zuazo Ugalde (19 May 1889 - 20 July 1980) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. He spent his whole career at Athletic, which makes him one of the first footballers to play for Athletic for his entire career, and thus to be part of the so-called one-club men group. Biography Born in Bilbao, he began to play football in 1908 at his hometown club Athletic Club. Zuazo played a pivotal role in helping the club win a North Regional Championship in 1914 and three Copa del Reys in 1910, 1911 and 1914. He was one of the most outstanding players in the latter edition, being its top scorer with a total of 5 goals, including both in a 2–1 win over España FC in the final. He also started in the first-ever match played at the San Mamés stadium on 21 August 1913, in a friendly against Racing de Irun, making the kick-off that started the game and later assisting Pichichi for the first-ever goal scored at the stadium. On 18 January 1914, Zuazo bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mamés Stadium (1913)
San Mamés Stadium ( es, Estadio San Mamés ; also known as ''La Catedral'' , "The Cathedral"), was a football stadium in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. The stadium was the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as ''Los Leones de San Mamés''-''Bilboko lehoiak'' (The Lions of San Mamés). They are known as ''Los Leones'' because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'' (Saint Mammes). Mammes was an early Christian, born in A.D. 259, who was thrown to the lions by the Romans. The club's new stadium, of the same name, was inaugurated on 16 September 2013.A new Cathedral: Athletic Club’s move to a new San Mamés Simon Lloyd, Joe.co.uk Hist ...
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Real Unión
Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at the 5,000-seater '' Stadium Gal''. Real Unión was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929. The club spent four seasons in the Spanish elite, suffering relegation in 1932. Real is yet to return to the top tier, spending the rest of its history bouncing between the second and fourth tiers of Spanish football. History Real Unión were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and, along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Arenas Club de Getxo were founding members of La Liga, in 1928. The club was formed in 1915 following the merger of ''Irún Sporting Club'' and ''Racing Club de Irún''. The former was founded in 1902 as ''Irún Foot-Ball Club'', changing its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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