Luis Beguiristain Echeverría (22 December 1896 - Unknown) was a Spanish

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

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, he moved to

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as a child, where he began his career in 1914 with Athletic Madrid, with whom he played for three years. He also played for his hometown club Athletic Bilbao, making his debut on 12 August 1920 in a 3-2 friendly victory over

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, but only made his competitive debut on 3 April 1921 in a

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match against

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at the San Mamés. He then helped the club reach the 1921 final, in which he started in a 4-1 win over his former club Athletic Madrid. He also helped the club win two North Regional Championships in 1920–21 and 1922–23. He then joined Real Sociedad, where he finished his career.

International career

Being a player of Athletic Madrid, he was eligible to play for the 'Centro' regional team and on May 1915, he was a member of the side that participated in the first edition of the

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, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. He played in both games against

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and the North team (a Basque Country XI).

Honours

Athletic Bilbao * Biscay Championship: 1920–21, 1922–23 *

: 1921

References

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