Luis Regueiro Pagola ( 1 July 1908 – 6 December 1995), sometimes nicknamed ''Corso'', was a

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, and an Olympian from the Basque Country in the north of

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Football career

He began his career in 1924 playing for

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in the Basque Country. He then moved to

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where he played from 1931 to 1936, scoring 53 goals in 92 matches; from 1932 onwards, his teammates included his younger brother

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. After the start of the

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in 1936

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was suspended. In its place Regueiro, was chosen to be captain of the Basque national football team for its tour of Europe. Later, in the 1938–39 season, he and most of the Basque team played under the name CD Euzkadi in Mexico, before moving to other local clubs,

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in the case of Regueiro, and later finishing his career at América where he was a

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International football

He played 25 times for the Spanish national team, including participating in the World Cup in Italy in 1934 and the

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. Later he played 40 times for and captained the Basque national team during its tour of Europe and the Americas.

Personal life

He married Isabel Urquiola in

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on 11 April 1943. Together they had six children;

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(who also became a footballer), José Manuel, Juan María, Maite, María Isabel, and Lourdes. After finishing his career in football he had a business dealing in

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which he managed until his death.

Madrid FC

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*6 Campeonato Mancomunados

International goals

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regueiro, Luis 1908 births 1995 deaths Spanish footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Spain international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players Real Unión footballers Real Madrid CF players Club América footballers La Liga players Liga MX players Olympic footballers of Spain Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish football managers Club América managers Sportspeople from Irun Association football defenders Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Mexico Spanish emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Basque Country international footballers Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)