José Maria Yermo

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José María Yermo
José María Yermo in 1927
Personal information
Full name José María Yermo Solaegui
Date of birth (1903-06-21)21 June 1903
Place of birth Las Arenas, Spain
Date of death 21 October 1960(1960-10-21) (aged 57)
Place of death Bilbao, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1935 Arenas 51 (30)
International career
1928 Spain 5 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Yermo Solaegui (21 June 1903 – 21 October 1960) was a Spanish

athlete who participated in football, cycling and athletics during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Getxo.[1][2]

He was first noted as an athlete and held the Spanish record for

striker
.

He played five times in the Spain national football team and participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics,[3] scoring three goals in the first round match that Spain won against Mexico 7–1.[4] He was also twice vice-champion of the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) with Arenas Club in 1925 and 1927. He retired from football in 1935.

Yermo was also a cyclist, participating in a World Championship and the Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games in 1928.

References

  1. ^ José Maria Yermo's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. ^ Plusmarquistas de España de Atletismo: Marta Domínguez, José Luis González Sánchez, Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez, María Vasco, Paquillo Fernández
  3. ^ "José Maria Yermo". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ David Wallechinsky, The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Athens 2004

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