Antonio Alsúa Alonso (25 October 1919 – 4 March 1998) was a Spanish professional footballer, who played as a

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. He became one of the most important players for

Real Madrid CF Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

in the 1940s, playing over 170 matches for the Spanish side and winning the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...

and

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. He was the elder brother of Rafael Alsúa, who also played for Real Madrid but had longer spells with

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

and

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Honours

Real Madrid *

Copa del Generalísimo The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish f ...

Copa Eva Duarte The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo. History In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...

: 1947

References

Biography of Antonio Alsúa Alonso

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* 1919 births 1998 deaths Spanish men's footballers Real Madrid CF players La Liga players Real Unión footballers Deportivo Alavés players Footballers from Irun Men's association football midfielders UE Lleida players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Spanish football managers Deportivo Alavés managers Segunda División players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub