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Juan José Petit
Juan José Petit de Ory (2 October 1896 – 19 November 1984) was a Spanish footballer who played as a Forward for Madrid FC and Real Unión in the 1910s. He was the brother of fellow Madrid footballer René Petit, and he was also the only Madrid player who fought in the First World War. Early life and education Petit was born in Irun, Gipuzkoa on 2 October 1896, as the son of a Spanish mother from Madrid and a French engineer who was a high official of the Company of Railways in Northern Spain, holding the post of head of traffic. He had a younger brother, René, and both had French and Spanish nationality throughout their lives; Juan renounced his French nationality in 1933 and René in 1927. Both brothers spent their childhood between Irún and Hondarribia until the family moved to Madrid in 1911, where they began studying at the prestigious ''Colegio del Pilar'', one of the city's football cradles, where they met other future Real Madrid players such as José María Castel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irun
Irun (, ) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. History It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman- Vasconic town. During the Spanish Civil War, the city was site of the 1936 Battle of Irun, which ended with a strategic victory for the Nationalist forces. Geography and transport One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on the border between Spain and France, across the Bidasoa river from Hendaye, has made Irun into a commercial and logistic centre. Irun railway station is a major break-of-gauge where the SNCF rails meet the broad gauge Renfe ones. Currently Irun has a fairground with a modern exhibition and telecommunication facilities, just some 100 metres away from the actual border at the Santiago Bridge (river Bidasoa). Irun is part of the conurbation of Txingudi bay with Hondarribia and Hendaye; the town is also within the area of the Eurocité Basque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
