Francisco Belausteguigoitia Landaluce (3 September 1897 - 26 April 1981), nicknamed Pacho and also known as Belauste III, was a Spanish

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who played as a

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. His brothers,

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and Ramón, were also footballers. His great-granddaughter, Bibiane Schulze, also is a footballer who represented the Athletic Club women's team.

Club career

Born to a wealthy family that was native to Llodio, Ramón was the ninth of the twelve children (eight men and four women) of the marriage formed by Federico and Dolores. In his family there were several football players such as

(1889),

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(1890) and Ramón (1891), who also played for Athletic Bilbao. He began his career at Atlético Madrid, before joining Athletic Bilbao in 1918. He played alongside his brother, José María, in two

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finals in 1920 and 1921, winning the latter after beating his former club Atlético (4–1).

Honours

Club

; Athletic Bilbao North Regional Championship: *Champions (2): 1919–20 and 1920–21

: *Champions (1): 1921 *Runner-up (1): 1920

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belauste, Francisco 1897 births 1981 deaths Footballers from Bilbao Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Atlético Madrid footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers