Julio Azcón (16 November 1931 – 27 May 2022) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Biography

Born in

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

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, Azcón began his career in minor teams Avance, Búfalo, Agrupación and Hernán Cortés. He then played for

UD Amistad Unión Deportiva Amistad is a Spanish football team based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1939 as ''Racing Club San José'', the club was dissolved in 1964, but was refounded in 1975. They are now dedicated to youth ...

and SD Escoriaza in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. A

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known for creativity and technique, Azcón signed for

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

on 7 February 1953, remaining there until 27 January 1956. He played ten games in the

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, scoring twice – the first on 11 October 1953 in a 5–3 win away to Escoriaza, and the latter on 17 October 1954 in a 4–1 home win over

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...

. Azcón then returned to Amistad before playing for French club Uzay-le-Venon, where he retired on 30 June 1957. The 25-year-old then started a construction company. Azcón had five children. The youngest,

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(born 1973), became a politician and served as mayor of Zaragoza and

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. In April 2020, Azcón was one of several elderly former employees of Real Zaragoza to receive letters of congratulation from the club during the

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. He died on 27 May 2022, aged 90.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azcon, Julio 1931 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Zaragoza Men's association football midfielders Spanish men's footballers Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players Segunda División players Tercera División players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 20th-century Spanish sportsmen