Juan Legarreta Ugarte (1897 in

Irún Irun ( es, Irún, eu, Irun) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. History It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman- Vasconic town. During the Sp ...

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- 22 November 1978 in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

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) is a former Spanish-Chilean

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who played for

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional association football, football club based in the Independencia, Chile, Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Chilean Primera Division, Primera D ...

as a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Club career

He began his senior career at the age of 16 playing for Irún Sporting Club, making his debut against an unknown Belgian team and scoring three goals. His best years came with

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 RFE ...

- a union of Sporting Club de Irún with Racing Club de Irún - playing a vital role in the club's triumph at the 1918 Copa del Rey Final as he scored both goals of a 2-0 win over

Madrid FC Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

(now known as Real Madrid). He then went to Chile to play for both Club Ibérico Balompié and Unión Deportiva Española.

International career

In 1915, aged 18, he represented the Northern Basque Country national team, a squad made-up of Basque players. He was part of the team that won the first edition of the

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in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. He scored the only goal of a 1-0 win over

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. He also represented

, playing two friendly matches against

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on 25 September and 2 October 1921.

Honours

;Real Unión *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

(1): 1918 ;Ibérico Balompié *

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(1): 1920 ;Unión Española * Liga Central de Football de Santiago (1): 1928 *

(2): 1924, 1925

International

;Basque Country XI *

: 1915

References

1897 births 1978 deaths Sportspeople from Irun Spanish footballers Basque Country international footballers Spanish emigrants to Chile Spanish expatriate footballers Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean footballers Chile international footballers Association football defenders Real Unión footballers Unión Española footballers Chilean Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Chile Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Chile Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community) {{Chile-footy-defender-stub