José María de Belausteguigoitia Landaluce (3 September 1889 – 4 September 1964), known as Belauste, was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Belauste played with Athletic Bilbao from ages 15–36. His game was based on a physical display, as he stood at 1.93 meters and weighed 95 kilograms. Ath 1911

He made his debut for his only club on 4 April 1909 in a 2–4 loss against Club Ciclista de San Sebastián, and won six

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trophies during his tenure.

International career

Belauste won three

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for

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, representing the nation at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium and helping it win silver, as captain. His debut came during the tournament in a 1–0 win against

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, and in the second game, against Sweden, he was immortalized in the annals of

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: in the play that led to the 1–1 equaliser, he reportedly shouted to teammate

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''"¡A mí el pelotón, Sabino, que los arrollo!"'' ("Send me that ball, Sabino, I'll crush them!" in

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). This was subsequently viewed as the reason why the national team was dubbed ''Furia Roja'' (

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Personal life / Death

Belauste was one of nine children born to a middle-class family. He majored in

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from the

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while still an active player, and later worked as a lawyer. Two of Belauste's brothers played alongside him for Athletic (though not coinciding with one another in official matches): Ramón between 1913 and 1915 – winning the Copa del Rey in

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and

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– and Patxo between 1919 and 1922, lifting the trophy in 1921 before he moved to

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to study alongside

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; he was also a talented athlete who achieved a silver medal in the

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event at the 1925 edition of the Spanish Athletics Championships. Belauste was also active in politics, being affiliated to the Basque Nationalist Party and responsible for its sports section. During a meeting in 1922, he shouted "Death to Spain!"; additionally, he almost did not receive his Olympic medal, due to the fact he refused to carry the

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in the parade. After his voluntary exile, first to France, then

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, Argentina and Brazil, Belauste returned home, but left for Mexico after the start of the

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. He died on 4 September 1964 in

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at the age of 75, from

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Honours

Club

: 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921 * Biscay Championship: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–20, 1920–21

International

* Summer Olympic Games: Silver medal 1920

References

External links

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Spain stats at Eu-Football
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belauste, Jose Maria 1889 births 1964 deaths Spanish footballers Footballers from Bilbao Association football midfielders Athletic Bilbao footballers Spain international footballers Olympic footballers of Spain Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Basque Country international footballers Spanish male discus throwers Basque nationalists Spanish emigrants to Mexico Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Mexico Deaths from lung cancer in Mexico