Senén Villaverde Lavandera (1896 – 7 April 1950), also known as Villaverde III was a Spanish

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who played as a

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. His brothers, Saturnino and

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, were also footballers and also played for Athletic Club de Madrid.

Club career

Born in

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, he began his career at his hometown club

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

. In 1915, he followed his older brother

to Athletic Club de Madrid, but after just one season he returned to Sporting.

International career

In 1917, he was summoned to play for the Cantabric representative team, a side consisting of players from the provinces of

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and

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who played in the local league. He and his brother

were members of the team that participated in the

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and

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editions of the

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, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. The 1918 tournament basically consisted of a two-legged tie against Centro team, a Castile/Madrid XI, and he scored in both games which both ended in losses. With these two goals, he was joint-top scorer of the tournament alongside

José María Sansinenea José María Ygnacio Sansinenea Goñi (1 August 1896 - 11 August 1924), simply known as Sansinenea, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in San Sebastián, Sansinenea found his way into the home of a very prominent ...

and Ramón Olalquiaga.

Honours

International

;

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: **Runner-up (1):

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villaverde, Senén 1896 births 1950 deaths Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Gijón Sporting de Gijón players Atlético Madrid footballers