Victorio Unamuno
.jpg) Unamuno in 1931 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victorio Unamuno Ibarzabal | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergara, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 1988 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death |
Durango , Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1924–1927 | Aurrerá Bergara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1928 | Alavés | ||
| 1928–1933 | Athletic Bilbao | 45 | (36) |
| 1933–1936 | Betis | 55 | (29) |
| 1939–1942 | Athletic Bilbao | 44 | (36) |
| Total | 144 | (101) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victorio Unamuno Ibarzabal (21 May 1909 – 20 May 1988), also known as Unamuno I, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
He amassed La Liga totals of 144 games and 101 goals, with Athletic Bilbao and Betis.[1]
Career
Unamuno was born in
In the summer of 1933, Unamuno joined Real Betis. In the 1934–35 season he scored a team-best 13 goals, and the club won its first and only national championship.[6]
After leaving Seville, Unamuno's career was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War, and he subsequently returned to Athletic. In the 1939–40 campaign he netted 20 times – and Gorostiza added 16 – en route to being crowned the competition's Pichichi, helping the side to third place;[7] he retired in 1942, aged 33.
Personal life
Unamuno's younger brother,
Honours
Athletic Bilbao
- La Liga: 1929–30, 1930–31
- 1932, 1933
- Biscay Championship: 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1939–40
Betis
- La Liga: 1934–35
Individual
References
- ^ "Yo jugué en el Real Betis: Victorio Unamuno" [I played for Real Betis: Victorio Unamuno] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Las tres grandes delanteras que hubo en la historia el Athletic" [The three great forward lines in the history of Athletic]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "History: 1928-1937". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "El 'Abecedario' del fútbol: Guillermo Gorostiza, la bala roja de San Mamés" [The 'ABC' of football: Guillermo Gorostiza, the red bullet of San Mamés]. Fútbol Primera (in Spanish). 12 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Radnedge, Keir (1 August 1977). "The history of Athletic Bilbao 1898-1936". World Soccer (via In Bed With Maradona). Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Feliz aniversario, campeón" [Happy anniversary, champion] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Victorio Unamuno, un goleador de verdad" [Victorio Unamuno, a true scorer]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- RSSSF. Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
External links
- Victorio Unamuno at Athletic Bilbao
- Victorio Unamuno at BDFutbol
- Victorio Unamuno at WorldFootball.net