Julio Azcón (16 November 1931 – 27 May 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Biography
editBorn in Zaragoza, Aragon, Azcón began his career in minor teams Avance, Búfalo, Agrupación and Hernán Cortés. He then played for UD Amistad and SD Escoriaza in the Tercera División.[1]
A defensive midfielder known for creativity and technique, Azcón signed for Real Zaragoza on 7 February 1953, remaining there until 27 January 1956.[1] He played ten games in the Segunda División, scoring twice – the first on 11 October 1953 in a 5–3 win away to Escoriaza, and the latter on 17 October 1954 in a 4–1 home win over Racing de Ferrol.[2]
Azcón then returned to Amistad before playing for French club Uzay-le-Venon, where he retired on 30 June 1957. The 25-year-old then started a construction company.[1]
Azcón had five children. The youngest, Jorge (born 1973), became a politician and served as mayor of Zaragoza and President of the Government of Aragon.[3]
In April 2020, Azcón was one of several elderly former employees of Real Zaragoza to receive letters of congratulation from the club during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[4] He died on 27 May 2022, aged 90.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ferrer, Pedro Luis (27 May 2022). "Fallece el ex jugador Julio Azcón, padre del alcalde de Zaragoza" [Ex-player Julio Azcón, father of the mayor of Zaragoza, dies]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Julio, el padre del nuevo alcalde Jorge Azcón, jugó en el Real Zaragoza" [Julio, the father of the new mayor Jorge Azcón, played for Real Zaragoza]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "El heredero de Pepe" [Pepe's heir]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Bravo, Chema R. (15 April 2020). "Real Zaragoza: "Queridísimos mayores..."" [Real Zaragoza: "Beloved seniors..."]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Calatayud, Vicente (7 June 2022). "Carta póstuma a Julio Azcón" [Posthumous letter to Julio Azcón]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2024.