Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso, nicknamed Cholín, (13 December 1906 – 30 November 1967) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[1] winning his sole international cap in the competition.[2]

Cholín
Cholín in 1931
Personal information
Full name Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso
Date of birth (1906-12-13)13 December 1906
Place of birth Tolosa, Spain
Date of death 30 November 1967(1967-11-30) (aged 60)
Place of death Granada, Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1927 Tolosa
1927–1940 Real Sociedad 95+ (53+)
1940–1942 Granada 5+ (1+)
International career
1928 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
1943–1944 Alaves
1945–1946 Granada
1948–1950 Granada
1950–1951 Real Jaén
1951 Granada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At club level he played for local side Tolosa CF,[3] Real Sociedad – where he scored 53 goals in La Liga and 136 overall, and finished on the losing side in the 1928 Copa del Rey Final – and Granada CF. He later had spells as manager at Deportivo Alavés, Real Jaén and three appointments at Granada, where he settled to live until his death in 1967.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cholín". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cholín Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Alcorta Hermoso, Ignacio María" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Un Granadino de Tolosa: Cholín" [A Granadino from Tolosa: Cholín]. 5000 y un Ramos (Historia del Granada CF) (in Spanish). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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