Victorio Unamuno Ibarzabal (21 May 1909 – 20 May 1988), also known as Unamuno I, was a Spanish

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who played as a forward. He amassed

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totals of 144 games and 101 goals, with Athletic Bilbao and Betis.

Career

Unamuno was born in Bergara,

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. After helping

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to the semi-finals of the

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he was signed by neighbouring Athletic Bilbao to be part of their team in the newly-formed national league. He went on win two

titles and four consecutive domestic cups, notably forming an attacking partnership with Bata,

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and Lafuente. In the summer of 1933, Unamuno joined

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. In the 1934–35 season he scored a team-best 13 goals, and the club won its first and only national championship. After leaving

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, Unamuno's career was interrupted by the

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, and he subsequently returned to Athletic. In the 1939–40 campaign he netted 20 times – and Gorostiza added 16 – ''en route'' to being crowned the competition's Pichichi, helping the side to third place; he retired in 1942, aged 33.

Personal life

Unamuno's younger brother, Vicente (1917–1988, known as ''Unamuno II''), was also a footballer and a forward. The siblings were teammates at Athletic Bilbao during 1939–40 even though the latter did not appear in the league, but the pair did help the club win the Biscay Championship in that year; the former died in

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, one day before his 79th birthday.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 1929–30,

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1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...

, 1933 * Biscay Championship: 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1939–40 Betis * La Liga: 1934–35 Individual *

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: 1939–40

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Unamuno, Victor 1909 births 1988 deaths People from Bergara Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Deportivo Alavés players Athletic Bilbao footballers Real Betis players Pichichi Trophy winners Footballers from Gipuzkoa