Ángel Arzanegui Uribe (14 July 1917 – 3 January 1975) was a Spanish

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who played as a defender for

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and

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

in the 1940s, with whom he played a total of 88

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matches.

Playing career

Born on 14 July 1917 in

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, Arzanegui began playing football with his friends at the

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school of Indautxu. After the

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ended in 1939, some of the school's former students, including Arzanagui, decided to form a football team called

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as a means to pass the time, since the post-war period was naturally lacking in means of entertainment. In the summer of 1940, Arzanegui joined another Biscay-based club,

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, then in the

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, and from there moved to Real Madrid in 1941. Two years later, in 1943, he inflicted a career-ending injury on

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's midfielder Manín. He remained with the club for five years, playing a total of 47 official matches, including 41 in La Liga and 6 in the

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, and even though he failed to score a single goal, he helped Madrid win the 1946 Copa del Rey, although he did not play in the

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. On 28 September 1946, Arzanegui signed for Real Oviedo, then coached by Manuel Meana; he made his official debut for the team two weeks later, on 13 October 1946, in a league fixture against

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at the Balaídos, which ended in a 3–3 draw. He played with Oviedo for four years, until 1950, when he decided to retire, at the age of 33. In total, he played 88 matches in La Liga for both Madrid and Oviedo.

Death

Arzanegui died on 3 January 1975, at the age of 57.

Honours

;Real Madrid *

: **Champions (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arzanegui, Ángel 1917 births 1975 deaths Footballers from Biscay Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid CF players Real Oviedo players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen