Juan Errazquin Tomás (22 June 1906 — 13 January 1931) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Leones, Argentina to Basque parents, Errazquin moved to the Basque town of

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as a child. In 1921, Errazquin made his debut for Real Unión B, at the age of 15, before working his way up to

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's first team by 1923, starting in Real Unión's

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win at the age of 17.

International career

On 1 June 1925, Errazquin made his debut for

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in a 3–0 win against

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, scoring all three goals. At the age of 18 and 344 days, Errazquin became the youngest goalscorer in Spain's history, until Ansu Fati's goal against

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on 6 September 2020 at the age of 17 years and 311 days broke Errazquin's 95-year-old record.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.''

Death

On 6 January 1931, Errazquin died at the age of 24 following, what ''

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'' described as, a "cruel disease".

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* 1906 births 1931 deaths Sportspeople from Córdoba Province, Argentina Spanish footballers Spain international footballers Argentine footballers Argentine people of Basque descent Association football forwards Real Unión footballers Argentine emigrants to Spain Sportspeople from Irun Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Spain-footy-bio-stub