Telmo Zarraonaindía
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Telmo Zarraonandia Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), popularly known as Zarra, was a Spanish
Basque
football player for Athletic Bilbao
from 1940 to 1955.
Signing with Athletic after playing one season for Erandio, he became a prolific goalscorer for Athletic in his 15 seasons at the club, winning The Pichichi Trophy
(which is awarded to the top goal scorer of the season in the Spanish league) six times. He scored more league goals (252) than any other player in Spanish football history, and an additional 81 cup goals. He previously shared the record for most goals scored in a season: 38 times in 1950–51, which was usurped by Cristiano Ronaldo's 40 goals during the 2010–11 La Liga season.
Despite this excellent record, he only played for Spain
twenty times. Even so, he still managed to score 20 goals, including four in one historic match when Spain beat Switzerland
6–3 on 18 February 1951. He also scored his country's winning goal against England
in the 1950 World Cup
finals as Spain reached the final four – their best performance in the competition until winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup
60 years later.
After leaving Bilbao in 1955, he played for one year with SD Indautxu
and another with Barakaldo before retiring. He died of a heart attack
on 24 February 2006, aged 85. The Zarra Trophy
is awarded in his memory.
, Biscay). He was the son of an engineer and the head of Asúa station, Telmo Zarraonandía and Tomasa Montoya. Zarraonandía was the seventh of ten children, five of them boys.
with Arenas de Getxo and Domingo, died during the Spanish Civil War
.
His father did not like that Zarraonandía played football, because "it was enough with two brothers in the practice of this game." But Zarraonandía liked the sport and began playing for several area teams, including Asúa and Pitoberese. At that time, he was nicknamed "Telmito the fearful," as he would play cautiously, being ashamed and self-conscious of his skill.
Zarraonandía signed his first professional contract with the S. D. Erandio of the Second Division, and was incorporated into the 1937–38 season. Later Zarraonandía was recruited to a team of players from Biscay to play a friendly match against a team assembled from Guipuzcoa, during which Zarraonandía was responsible for 7 of the 9 goals scored against the Guipuzcoan players.
Around this time, Athletic Bilbao was looking for players to rebuild the team, which had been disbanded years ago in the chaos caused by the Civil War. The team began recruiting young, promising players from Erandio for their team for the 1940–41 season.
The game concluded with a tie, with Zarraonandía scoring both goals for his team (including his first goal in the league, scored 17 minutes into the game).
During the 1941–42 season Zarraonandía temporarily left Athletic Bilbao to join the army. He was dispatched to Ceuta
, and played some friendly matches with the team there. Upon his return to Athletic Bilbao, Zarraonandía experienced one of the biggest disappointments of his career while playing in the final of the Copa del Rey
(King's Cup) against FC Barcelona
. They had reached the end of regulation time and neither team had managed to score. During the shootout to determine the winner, Zarraonandía had an opportunity to score against rival goalkeeper Miró, but he missed the shot; consequently, FC Barcelona won the match and Cup.
The 1942–43 campaign was one of the most important for both Zarraonandía and Athletic Bilbao. Athletic reached the Copa del Rey final after having defeated teams like Atletico Madrid and FC Valencia. There they hoped to defeat Real Madrid
and this time, Zarraonandía was able to redeem himself from the previous year's missed goal against FC Barcelona by scoring the only goal in the final against Real Madrid, winning Athletic Bilbao the year's cup and title.
Zarraonandía's first serious injury occurred in the 1943–44 season in a match against FC Barcelona. He broke his clavicle
and was unable to play for a while. Once recovered, Zarraonandía was able to return to the pitch and celebrate with a Copa del Rey title, defeating FC Valencia with a final score of 2–0.
In the 1944-45 season, while Athletic Bilbao was facing FC Valencia in the Copa del Rey final, 86 minutes after the game began, a player from Valencia fell to the ground. Zarraonandía made a move to trample the fallen player, as a joke, and he was expelled from the game by the referee. This expulsion was the first and only suffered throughout his career. Despite the expulsion, Athletic Bilbao took the title that year thanks to a goal by Copero Iriondo that made the score 3–2 in favor of Athletic Bilbao.
On March 11, 1945, Zarraonandía was selected by the Spanish coach Jacinto Quincoces
to join the Spanish national team for a friendly match against Portugal in Lisbon. On May 6 of that year he returned to play against the Portuguese team, where he scored two of the four goals that gave victory to his team.
On May 28, 1950, Zarraonandía again played in a Copa del Rey final, this time against Real Valladolid
after FC Valencia was disbanded. During the semi-final game, Zarraonandía was the top scorer, responsible for the four goals that won the game for his team. Zarraonandía opened the scoring at 14 minutes, but by end of regulation time Real Valladolid had tied the game. During extra time, Zarraonandía scored a hat trick
and won the championship cup for Athletic Bilbao. With his four goals against Real Valladolid, Zarraonandía broke the record for highest number of goals made in a Cup final.
In that same summer of 1950, Zarraonandía participated in the World Cup 1950 with the Spanish team. Previously, in April of that year, he played the last match of qualifying for the event against the Portuguese team. Spain needed to win in the first leg Zarra contributed two of the five goals that frame the selection of the Spanish Portuguese, being the final result of 5–1. Back in the game tied at 2 many, of whom one was the work of another and Zarraonandía Gainza, his teammate in the Athletic.
Once qualified, the Spanish team played matches against the United States
, Chile
, and England. The United States match was won by the three goals from Igoa, Basra
and Zarraonandía. In the next match, they defeated Chile with a score of 2–0, with goals by Basra and Zarra.
Next game the match against England, which the Zarraonandía referred to as "the game of the century." In order for England to win, a tie was enough. During the game, the British team's strong defense prevented him from scoring. A throw from the goalkeeper Ramallets fell to Alonso
's feet. It was then kicked to Gainza, who executed a precise header that put the ball at the feet of Zarra. He, without a moment's hesitation, sent the ball past British goalkeeper Bert Williams
and into the net. This goal, the most famous scored by Zarra, gave the victory to the Spanish team in their first semifinals of a world championship.
In the 1950–51 season Zarraonandía was able to beat one of his greatest records by scoring 38 goals in 30 league games. This record was also achieved by the Mexican Hugo Sánchez
, but he scored his 38 goals over the course of 38 matches.
During the 1951–52 season Zarraonandía suffered his most serious injury of his career. It was November 25, 1951 in a game against Atlético Madrid, when the goalkeeper of the team fell on Zarraonandía's leg. An operation was required for full recovery, which kept him out of play for the rest of the season. On his return in the 1952–53 season, he played 29 games and scored on 25 occasions, giving a scoring average of 0.86 from both seasons.
, Antonio Puchades
, Estanislao Basora
, Piru Gainza, Eduardo Manchon, and Cesar Lesmes.
Zarraonandía was nearing the end of this career and watched as young, promising Athletic players took over his role on the team, including a young player named Eneko Arieta
, who would become his successor.
Zarraonandía ended his career with Athletic Bilbao at the conclusion of the 1954–55 season. From then on he devoted himself to playing for several teams in the Second Division and Sports Society until he officially left football in 1957. Despite officially retiring from the sport, he continued playing football with the veteran players of Biscay, donating the money collected from these games to charities.
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| 5. || 20 March 1949 || Unknown
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| 6. || 12 June 1949 || Unknown
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| 7. || 12 June 1949 || Unknown
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| 8. || 2 April 1950 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 9. || 2 April 1950 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 10. || 25 June 1950 || Estádio Vila Capanema
, Curitiba, Brazil
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| 11. || 29 June 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| 12. || 2 July 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| 13. || 13 July 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| 14. || 16 July 1950 || Pacaembu
, São Paulo, Brazil
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| 15. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 16. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 17. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 18. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
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| 19. || 10 June 1951 || Heizelstadion, Brussels, Belgium
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| 20. || 10 June 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Brussels, Belgium
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Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
football player for Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
from 1940 to 1955.
Signing with Athletic after playing one season for Erandio, he became a prolific goalscorer for Athletic in his 15 seasons at the club, winning The Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy
In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season. The award is named after the famous Athletic Bilbao player, Rafael Moreno "Pichichi"...
(which is awarded to the top goal scorer of the season in the Spanish league) six times. He scored more league goals (252) than any other player in Spanish football history, and an additional 81 cup goals. He previously shared the record for most goals scored in a season: 38 times in 1950–51, which was usurped by Cristiano Ronaldo's 40 goals during the 2010–11 La Liga season.
Despite this excellent record, he only played for Spain
Spain national football team
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twenty times. Even so, he still managed to score 20 goals, including four in one historic match when Spain beat Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
6–3 on 18 February 1951. He also scored his country's winning goal against England
England national football team
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in the 1950 World Cup
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
finals as Spain reached the final four – their best performance in the competition until winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
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60 years later.
After leaving Bilbao in 1955, he played for one year with SD Indautxu
SD Indautxu
Sociedad Deportiva Indautxu is a Spanish football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1924, it currently plays in División de Honor, holding home games at Campo Iparralde....
and another with Barakaldo before retiring. He died of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
on 24 February 2006, aged 85. The Zarra Trophy
Zarra Trophy
The Zarra Trophy is a trophy awarded annually by the Spanish sports daily Marca to the Spanish domestic player with the highest goal total in La Liga...
is awarded in his memory.
Early life
Zarraonandía was born on January 20, 1921 at the Asúa train station (ErandioErandio
Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the corregidor, the royally-appointed governor of the Biscayan hermandad, acting on royal orders, siphoned off Biscayan wheat to...
, Biscay). He was the son of an engineer and the head of Asúa station, Telmo Zarraonandía and Tomasa Montoya. Zarraonandía was the seventh of ten children, five of them boys.
Childhood and first steps
When he was young, Zarraonandía used to play football like any other child in the neighborhood. While other children in the community would often play football with homemade or improvised balls, Zarraonandía had access to a real ball, as two of his brothers played football: Tomás, the oldest, who played in the Primera DivisiónLa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
with Arenas de Getxo and Domingo, died during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
.
His father did not like that Zarraonandía played football, because "it was enough with two brothers in the practice of this game." But Zarraonandía liked the sport and began playing for several area teams, including Asúa and Pitoberese. At that time, he was nicknamed "Telmito the fearful," as he would play cautiously, being ashamed and self-conscious of his skill.
Zarraonandía signed his first professional contract with the S. D. Erandio of the Second Division, and was incorporated into the 1937–38 season. Later Zarraonandía was recruited to a team of players from Biscay to play a friendly match against a team assembled from Guipuzcoa, during which Zarraonandía was responsible for 7 of the 9 goals scored against the Guipuzcoan players.
Around this time, Athletic Bilbao was looking for players to rebuild the team, which had been disbanded years ago in the chaos caused by the Civil War. The team began recruiting young, promising players from Erandio for their team for the 1940–41 season.
Professional Stage and Early Successes
Zarraonandía debuted with the Athletic Club on September 29, 1940, in a league match against Valencia CFValencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
The game concluded with a tie, with Zarraonandía scoring both goals for his team (including his first goal in the league, scored 17 minutes into the game).
During the 1941–42 season Zarraonandía temporarily left Athletic Bilbao to join the army. He was dispatched to Ceuta
Ceuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
, and played some friendly matches with the team there. Upon his return to Athletic Bilbao, Zarraonandía experienced one of the biggest disappointments of his career while playing in the final of the Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
(King's Cup) against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. They had reached the end of regulation time and neither team had managed to score. During the shootout to determine the winner, Zarraonandía had an opportunity to score against rival goalkeeper Miró, but he missed the shot; consequently, FC Barcelona won the match and Cup.
The 1942–43 campaign was one of the most important for both Zarraonandía and Athletic Bilbao. Athletic reached the Copa del Rey final after having defeated teams like Atletico Madrid and FC Valencia. There they hoped to defeat Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and this time, Zarraonandía was able to redeem himself from the previous year's missed goal against FC Barcelona by scoring the only goal in the final against Real Madrid, winning Athletic Bilbao the year's cup and title.
Zarraonandía's first serious injury occurred in the 1943–44 season in a match against FC Barcelona. He broke his clavicle
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally...
and was unable to play for a while. Once recovered, Zarraonandía was able to return to the pitch and celebrate with a Copa del Rey title, defeating FC Valencia with a final score of 2–0.
In the 1944-45 season, while Athletic Bilbao was facing FC Valencia in the Copa del Rey final, 86 minutes after the game began, a player from Valencia fell to the ground. Zarraonandía made a move to trample the fallen player, as a joke, and he was expelled from the game by the referee. This expulsion was the first and only suffered throughout his career. Despite the expulsion, Athletic Bilbao took the title that year thanks to a goal by Copero Iriondo that made the score 3–2 in favor of Athletic Bilbao.
The golden years
Zarraonandía experienced the best moments of his career in the 1944/45 season with his first Pichichi Trophy marking 20 goals scored in 26 matches. Zarra would go on to win this award on five other occasions (1946, 1947, 1950, 1951 and 1953).On March 11, 1945, Zarraonandía was selected by the Spanish coach Jacinto Quincoces
Jacinto Quincoces
Jacinto Francisco Fernández de Quincoces y López de Arbina was a Spanish football player and manager, as well as President of the Valencian Pilota Federation....
to join the Spanish national team for a friendly match against Portugal in Lisbon. On May 6 of that year he returned to play against the Portuguese team, where he scored two of the four goals that gave victory to his team.
On May 28, 1950, Zarraonandía again played in a Copa del Rey final, this time against Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
after FC Valencia was disbanded. During the semi-final game, Zarraonandía was the top scorer, responsible for the four goals that won the game for his team. Zarraonandía opened the scoring at 14 minutes, but by end of regulation time Real Valladolid had tied the game. During extra time, Zarraonandía scored a hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
and won the championship cup for Athletic Bilbao. With his four goals against Real Valladolid, Zarraonandía broke the record for highest number of goals made in a Cup final.
In that same summer of 1950, Zarraonandía participated in the World Cup 1950 with the Spanish team. Previously, in April of that year, he played the last match of qualifying for the event against the Portuguese team. Spain needed to win in the first leg Zarra contributed two of the five goals that frame the selection of the Spanish Portuguese, being the final result of 5–1. Back in the game tied at 2 many, of whom one was the work of another and Zarraonandía Gainza, his teammate in the Athletic.
Once qualified, the Spanish team played matches against the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, and England. The United States match was won by the three goals from Igoa, Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
and Zarraonandía. In the next match, they defeated Chile with a score of 2–0, with goals by Basra and Zarra.
Next game the match against England, which the Zarraonandía referred to as "the game of the century." In order for England to win, a tie was enough. During the game, the British team's strong defense prevented him from scoring. A throw from the goalkeeper Ramallets fell to Alonso
Alonso
Alonso is the name of:*Alonso Fernández Alvarez, Costa Rican male model*Alonso Fernández de Lugo, Spanish military man*Alonso Ferreira de Matos, Brazilian footballer*Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer and vihuelist...
's feet. It was then kicked to Gainza, who executed a precise header that put the ball at the feet of Zarra. He, without a moment's hesitation, sent the ball past British goalkeeper Bert Williams
Bert Williams
Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams was one of the preeminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He was by far the best-selling black recording artist before 1920...
and into the net. This goal, the most famous scored by Zarra, gave the victory to the Spanish team in their first semifinals of a world championship.
In the 1950–51 season Zarraonandía was able to beat one of his greatest records by scoring 38 goals in 30 league games. This record was also achieved by the Mexican Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
, but he scored his 38 goals over the course of 38 matches.
During the 1951–52 season Zarraonandía suffered his most serious injury of his career. It was November 25, 1951 in a game against Atlético Madrid, when the goalkeeper of the team fell on Zarraonandía's leg. An operation was required for full recovery, which kept him out of play for the rest of the season. On his return in the 1952–53 season, he played 29 games and scored on 25 occasions, giving a scoring average of 0.86 from both seasons.
Last Years and Retirement
On April 19, 1954, Zarraonandía received a tribute in Madrid in recognition of his long career in Spanish football. This event was attended by several VIPs from the world of football, including Alfredo Di StefanoAlfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
, Antonio Puchades
Antonio Puchades
Antonio Puchades Casanova is a former Spanish footballer.During his career he played for Valencia CF from 1946 to 1958, winning one La Liga title and two Copa del Reys...
, Estanislao Basora
Estanislao Basora
Estanislao Basora Brunet is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona. In 1974, during the club’s 75th anniversary celebrations, he was included in their all-time best XI. Basora also played for both Spain and the Catalan XI...
, Piru Gainza, Eduardo Manchon, and Cesar Lesmes.
Zarraonandía was nearing the end of this career and watched as young, promising Athletic players took over his role on the team, including a young player named Eneko Arieta
Eneko Arieta
Eneko Arieta-Araunabeña Stone better known as Arieta I, was a Spanish footballer. He played throughout his professional career at the Athletic Club in La Liga, during the late 1950 and 1960. In this club are part of the History of Athletic«team of 11 villagers»...
, who would become his successor.
Zarraonandía ended his career with Athletic Bilbao at the conclusion of the 1954–55 season. From then on he devoted himself to playing for several teams in the Second Division and Sports Society until he officially left football in 1957. Despite officially retiring from the sport, he continued playing football with the veteran players of Biscay, donating the money collected from these games to charities.
International goals
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
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| 1. || 6 May, 1945 || Unknown
Unknown
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, Riazor, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 2. || 6 May, 1945 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Riazor, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 3. || 2 March 1947 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Riazor, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 4. || 2 March 1947 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Dalymount Park, Dublin || || align=center|2–2 || align=center|2–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 5. || 20 March 1949 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Jamor, Oeiras
Oeiras
Oeiras is a town and a municipality in western Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal. It is in conurbation with Lisbon, the parish population is 34,850, and the entire Oeiras Municipality has 168,475 inhabitants. The town of Oeiras is one of the most populous towns in Portugal...
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 6. || 12 June 1949 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Riazor, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|1–1 || align=center|4–1 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 7. || 12 June 1949 || Unknown
Unknown
-Film:* Unknown , a thriller starring Liam Neeson* Unknown , a thriller starring James Caviezel* The Unknown , a mystery film by Henry Levin* The Unknown , a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney, Sr....
, Dalymount Park, Dublin || || align=center|3–1 || align=center|4–1 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 8. || 2 April 1950 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|1–0 || align=center|5–1 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 9. || 2 April 1950 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|3–1 || align=center|5–1 || 1950 W.C.
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| 10. || 25 June 1950 || Estádio Vila Capanema
Estádio Vila Capanema
Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estádio Vila Capanema , is the main stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The other club stadium is Estádio Vila Olímpica, but it is currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,000 people...
, Curitiba, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| || align=center|3–1 || align=center|3–1 || 1950 W.C. GS
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| 11. || 29 June 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || 1950 W.C. GS
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| 12. || 2 July 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 1950 W.C. GS
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| 13. || 13 July 1950 || Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| || align=center|1–6|| align=center|1–6 || 1950 W.C. FS
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| 14. || 16 July 1950 || Pacaembu
Pacaembu
Pacaembu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 12,596 and the area is 340.69 km². The elevation is 415 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language. It is also the name of a neighborhood in São Paulo city, where is located Pacaembu stadium....
, São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| || align=center|1–3 || align=center|1–3 || 1950 W.C. FS
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| 15. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|2–1 || align=center|6–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 16. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|3–2 || align=center|6–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 17. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|4–2 || align=center|6–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 18. || 18 February 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || align=center|6–3|| align=center|6–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 19. || 10 June 1951 || Heizelstadion, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
|| || align=center|2–3 || align=center|3–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
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| 20. || 10 June 1951 || Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
|| || align=center|3–3|| align=center|3–3 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|}
|-
|1939–40
Segunda División 1939-40
The 1939-40 Segunda División season, the first after a three-year hiatus caused by the Spanish Civil War, saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Murcia was promoted to Primera División...
||Erandio
SD Erandio Club
Sociedad Deportiva Erandio Club is a football team based in Erandio in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1915, it plays in the Territorial Preferente...
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|1940–41
La Liga 1940-41
Statistics of La Liga in season 1940/1941. It was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :1 Athletic Aviación Club was renamed Club Atlético de Aviación in 1941.-References:...
||rowspan="15"|Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
||rowspan="15"|Primera División
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||8||6||0||0||8||6
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|1941–42
La Liga 1941-42
Statistics of La Liga in season 1941/1942.La Liga 1941-42 season was composed of the following clubs:-References:...
||20||15||8||11||28||26
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|1942–43
La Liga 1942-43
Statistics of La Liga in season 1942/1943.La Liga 1942-43 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||17||17||8||8||25||25
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|1943–44
La Liga 1943-44
Statistics of La Liga in season 1943/1944.La Liga 1943-44 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||21||12||10||10||31||22
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|1944–45
La Liga 1944-45
Statistics of La Liga in season 1944/1945.La Liga 1944-45 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||26||20||9||14||35||34
|-
|1945–46
La Liga 1945-46
Statistics of La Liga in season 1945/1946.La Liga 1945-46 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||18||24||2||0||20||24
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|1946–47
La Liga 1946-47
Statistics of La Liga in season 1946/1947.La Liga 1946-47 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||24||33||6||3||30||36
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|1947–48
La Liga 1947-48
Statistics of La Liga in season 1947/1948.La Liga 1947-48 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||16||9||0||0||16||9
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|1948–49
La Liga 1948-49
Statistics of La Liga in season 1948/1949.La Liga 1948-49 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||26||22||10||9||36||31
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|1949–50
La Liga 1949-50
La Liga 1949-50 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||26||24||7||13||33||37
|-
|1950–51
La Liga 1950-51
Statistics of La Liga in season 1950-51.La Liga 1950-51 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||30||38||6||8||36||46
|-
|1951–52
La Liga 1951-52
La Liga 1951-52 season, the twenty-first since its establishment, started on 9 September 1951 and finished on April 13, 1952.The division was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Pichichi Trophy:- References :****...
||5||3||0||0||5||3
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|1952–53
La Liga 1952-53
La Liga 1952-53 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||29||24||7||5||36||29
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|1953–54
La Liga 1953-54
Statistics of La Liga in season 1953/1954.La Liga 1953-54 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||5||2||1||0||6||2
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|1954–55
La Liga 1954-55
Statistics of La Liga in season 1954/1955.La Liga 1954-55 season was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-References:...
||6||2||0||0||6||2
|-
|1955–56
Segunda División 1955-56
The 1955–56 Segunda División season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna, Real Jaén, España Industrial and Zaragoza were promoted to Primera División. Plus Ultra was relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:-Group II:...
||Indautxu
SD Indautxu
Sociedad Deportiva Indautxu is a Spanish football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1924, it currently plays in División de Honor, holding home games at Campo Iparralde....
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
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|1956–57
Segunda División 1956-57
The 1956-57 Segunda División season saw 40 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Sporting and Granada were promoted to Primera División. Logroñés, Barakaldo, Burgos, Lleida, Mestalla, España Algeciras, Puente Genil and Castellón were relegated to Tercera División.-Group I:-Group...
||Barakaldo
Barakaldo CF
Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917, it plays in Tercera División - Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Lasesarre, with a capacity of 7,960 seats.-Club names:*Baracaldo Football-Club —...
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
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Individual
- Pichichi Trophy: 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53
- Golden Pichichi Trophy: 2003.
Decorations
- Sports Merit Medal
- Shiny gold badge of Málaga CFMálaga CFMálaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. The team currently plays in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the successor to CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...
- Silver badge of Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La CoruñaReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
Records
- Top scorer in the history of La LigaLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
(252 goals) - Top scorer in the history of the Copa del ReyCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
(81 goals) - Top scorer in the history of the Athletic Club (333 goals)
- Players with most Pichichi achieved (6)
- Most goals in a Copa del ReyCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
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