Ramón Olalquiaga Borne (30 August 1898 – 31 January 1990), sometimes spelled as Ramón Olalkiaga, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Madrid, and later a

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, engineer and professor of agronomy.

Club career

Born in

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to a local veterinarian, he studied Marianist studies in San Sebastián and later studied agronomic engineering in

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. As a student in Madrid, he played for Atlético Madrid for 6 seasons. Together with Sansinenea,

Miguel Mieg Miguel Mieg Alonso (29 September 1896 – 19 April 1981), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Athletic Club de Madrid. A historical member of Athletic Madrid in the late 1910s, he was one of the first footballers to play for t ...

, Cosme Vázquez and

Monchín Triana Monchín Triana (28 June 1902 – 10 August 1936) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a historical player of both Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, holding the title of all-time top scorer in the club's history with t ...

, Mieg was part of the great Athletic side of the early 20s that won the 1920–21 Centro Championship, the club's first-ever piece of silverware, and then reached the 1921 Copa del Rey Final, where they were beaten 4–1 by Athletic Bilbao. He played his entire career at Atlético Madrid, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group.

International career

Being an Athletic Madrid player, he was eligible to play for the 'Centro' (Madrid area) representative team], and in May 1918, he was a member of the team that won the

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in 1918, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. In the tournament, he only played the second leg of the decisive tie against Cantabric, and in his only appearance in the competition he managed to imprint his name in the competition's history by netting the two goals that sealed a 3–1 victory that sealed Madrid's second title in a row. With these two goals, he was the top scorer of the tournament alongside

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and fellow teammate José María Sansinenea.

Managerial career

As a coach, he managed Athletic Madrid for one season, 1924–25, leading his side to victory in the 1924–25 central championship, hence qualifying to the 1925 Copa del Rey, where they were eliminated in the semi-finals by

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. But, nevertheless, science prevailed over football and Olalquiaga dedicated the later years of his life to agronomy teaching agronomy in Madrid for many years. He became the author of many scientific works. Ramón Olalquiaga received an Order of Merit in the field of agriculture, fisheries and food.

Honours

Athletic Madrid * Centro Championship: 1920–21 *

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 ...

runner-up: 1921 Madrid XI *

: 1918

References

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