Pablo Barcos Plaza (usually known as just Pablito; 26 January 1913 – 31 December 1997) was a Spanish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
from
Sestao in the
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
who played as a
defender.
Personal life
Barcos was born in Sestao in the Basque Country in 1913.
In 1939 he settled in Mexico where he married Alicia Urquiola and had two children, Pablo and Jesús.
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Career
From 1931 to 1936 Barcos played for Baracaldo F.C. In the summer of 1936, just as he was about to sign for Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
, the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
began[ and all national leagues in Spain were suspended. At the beginning of 1937, a ]Basque Country national football team
The Basque Country representative football team (officially, in Basque, 'Euskal selekzioa') represents the Basque Country in football. It selects players from the Basque Country autonomous community, Navarre and the French Basque Country and is ...
was selected to travel abroad to raise money to help refugees fleeing the civil war. Barcos was a member of this team which toured Europe and the Americas.
While on that tour he was once chosen to play an entire match as goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
because the team goalkeeper was injured and they had no substitute. The match was against the Mexico national team and ended with a 6-2 victory to the Basques.
During the 1938/39 season he played for Club Deportivo Euzkadi
Club Deportivo Euzkadi was an association football team that played in the Primera Fuerza league in Mexico during the 1938–39 season. It was formed when the Basque Country national football team, which had been touring the world, was refused ...
in the Primera Fuerza
The Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Amateur Association, known as the Primera Fuerza, was an amateur football league founded in Mexico in 1902 with five clubs: " Orizaba A.C.", " Pachuca A.C.", " Reforma A.C.", "Mexico Cricket Club" and " British Club". ...
league in Mexico.[
After leaving football he worked for the tyre company Goodrich-Euzkadi. He also dedicated much of his time to training young footballers.][
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References
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1913 births
1997 deaths
Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Association football defenders
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Spanish expatriate footballers
Spanish footballers
Barakaldo CF footballers
Real Club España footballers
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Spanish emigrants to Mexico
Liga MX players