Juan Artola Letamendía (29 November 1895[note 1] – 1937) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the silver medal in the football tournament.[2]
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| Full name | Juan Artola Letamendía | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Catalonia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1937 (aged 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-1915 | Real Sociedad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1915–1916 | Madrid FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1916-1917 | Real Betis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1917–1919 | Sevilla FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1924 | Real Sociedad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914-1916 | Basque Country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editBorn in San Sebastián, he began his career at the youth football club Deportiva Esperanza, before reaching the first team of Real Sociedad team in 1913, where he remained until 1915. In his first season with the club, he helped them reach the 1913 Copa del Rey Final (UECF), where they found themselves trailing 1-2 with seconds to go, but Artola scored a last-minute equalizer that forced a replay that also ended in a draw before finally being beaten 1-2 by Barcelona FC.[3]
International career
editHe represented the Spain national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, featuring in two games against Belgium and Italy as Spain won the silver medal.[4]
Being a Real Sociedad player, he was eligible to play for the Basque Country national team, and he was a member of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[5] Artola was a starter in both games against Catalonia and Centro (a Castile/Madrid XI), helping his side to assure the competition's first-ever title.[1]
Honours
editClub
edit- Runner-up (1) 1913
International
editSpain
- Olympic Games Silver medal: 1920[2]
- Norte
Notes
edit- ^ Some sources say, that he was born on 28 November.
References
edit- ^ a b c Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Juan Artola". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Spain - Cups 1913". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Juan Artola". EU-football.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Norte 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
edit- Juan Artola at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Artola". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- Juan Artola at BDFutbol
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