Ramón Gabilondo Alberdi (15 March 1913 – 16 September 2004) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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. In a career interrupted by the

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, he won

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twice in a row with

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in 1939-40 and 1940-41. He also won 5 caps for

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and was later joint head coach of the national team in 1960.

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* * * 1913 births 2004 deaths Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Eibar Men's association football midfielders La Liga players SD Eibar footballers Real Valladolid players Atlético Madrid footballers Spain men's international footballers Spanish football managers Spain national under-21 football team managers Spain national football team managers Tercera División players 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub