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José María Querejeta Alberro (17 May 1919 – 20 June 1989) was a Spanish
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a defender for
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
Real Madrid 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. He also played two matches for the Spanish national team in 1947.


Club career


Real Unión and Real Sociedad

Born in
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on 17 May 1919, Querejeta began his football career in his hometown club
Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RF ...
in 1934, aged 15, with whom he played 12 matches in the
Gipuzkoa Championship The Gipuzkoa Regional Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato Regional de Guipúzcoa''; Basque: ''Gipuzkoako Herrialde Txapelketa'') was an official football tournament in Spain, organised by the Gipuzkoan Football Federation in which affiliated clubs ...
. During the
Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
, Querejeta joined Real Sociedad, with whom he played 12 matches in the 1938 Copa Brigadas de Navarra, a tournament organized by the Gipuzkoan Football Federation in honor of the
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. After playing several matches in both the regional championship and 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 ...
in 1939, he finally made his league debut on 7 January 1940, in a 1–1 draw with his former club Real Unión. He stayed at Real Sociedad for four years, from 1938 until 1942, scoring a total of 4 goals, including one direct free kick, in 107 official matches, which ended in 49 wins, 14 draws, and 44 losses, helping his side achieve promotions to the top flight in 1941.


Real Madrid

In early 1943, Querejeta signed for Real Madrid, making his official debut on 14 March, in a
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fixture against the eventual champions
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, helping his side to a 2–0 victory. Together with José Ramón Sauto, Chus Alonso, and
Pruden Prudencio Sánchez Fernández, commonly known as Pruden (1 September 1916 – 25 February 1998) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Atlético Madrid (then known as Atlético Aviación) and Real Madrid. He was La Liga's top sco ...
, he was a member of the Madrid team that reached the
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on 20 June, which ended in a 1–0 loss to Athletic. A week earlier, he started in the infamous second leg of the semifinals, in which he helped his side to a historic 11–1 trashing of FC Barcelona">Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, the biggest win in the history of the El Clásico by either side. A few months later, on 8 December 1943, he started in the final of the 1943–44 Copa Presidente Federación Castellana, helping his side keep a clean-sheet in a 5–0 victory over Atlético. Querejeta stayed at Madrid for five years, from 1942 until 1947, playing a total of 72 official matches and helping his side win two Copa del Rey titles in
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and
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, although he did not play in either final. In total, he played in 80 La Liga matches for Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.


International career

On 26 January 1947, the 27-year-old Querejeta made his international debut for Spain in a friendly against
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at Jamor, which ended in a 4–1 loss. Two months later, on 2 March, he earned his second (and last)
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for Spain in a friendly against
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in
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, which ended in a 3–2 loss. He and
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"provided a masterclass in good defense", as they managed to prevent two of Ireland's best men,
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and
Kevin O'Flanagan Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan (10 June 1919 – 26 May 2006) was an Irish sportsman, physician and sports administrator. An outstanding all-rounder, he represented his country at both soccer and rugby union. He was also a noted Sprint (running), spri ...
, from scoring.


Later life

In 1952, Querejeta gave his testimony to ''El Libro de Oro del Real Madrid'' ("the Golden Book of Real Madrid"), which describes the first 50 years of the club through the words of its players,
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, and
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; despite not "personally knowing the ins and outs of other clubs", he stated that Madrid "is the best club in Spain, because when we meet others, whether in hotels, trips, international matches, comments on this matter are frequent", and also added that "If I were born again and became a footballer, if I had a place, I would like to be one again at Real Madrid".


Death

Querejeta died on 20 June 1989, at the age of 70.


Honours

;''Real Madrid CF'' *
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 ...
: **Champions (2):
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
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
**Runner-up (1):
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 †...
* Copa Federación Centro: **Champions (1): 1943–44


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