Estanislao Argote

Estanislao Argote Salaberría (born 21 October 1956) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Argote and the second or maternal family name is Salaberría.
Estanislao Argote
Personal information
Full name Estanislao Argote Salaberría
Date of birth (1956-10-21) 21 October 1956
Place of birth Zarautz, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
Zarautz
1974–1975 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Bilbao Athletic 59 (21)
1977–1990 Athletic Bilbao 332 (63)
1990–1991 Zarautz
Total 391 (84)
National team
1980 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1980–1981 Spain B 3 (0)
1978 Spain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, Argote began playing football with local Zarautz KE, joining Basque neighbours Athletic Bilbao in 1975. He spent almost two full seasons with the reserve side, making his first-team debut on 2 October 1977 by playing the full 1–0 home win against Atlético Madrid, shortly before his 21st birthday.

In his first season Argote scored 11 La Liga goals in 28 games, helping to a final third place. He went on to form an efficient offensive trio with Dani and Manuel Sarabia, also groomed at the club; as Athletic won back-to-back leagues in 1983–84 he appeared in 65 matches combined, netting ten times.

From 1984 onwards, Argote appeared intermittently for Athletic due to injuries. Late into the 1986–87 campaign, he suffered a leg injury which put him out of action for several months;[1] at the time of his injury the team stood fourth in the table, but eventually finished in 13th position.

After 332 first division games for Athletic, in 13 years, Argote rejoined his first football club Zarautz, in the fourth division for the first time in its history. He retired after one year, aged nearly 35.

International career

Argote played twice for Spain, both matches occurring in December 1978: on the 13th, he started in the 5–0 win against Cyprus for the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying stages, in Salamanca. A week later, he played the first half of a 0–1 friendly loss with Italy, in Rome.[2]

Personal life

Argote was an accomplished accordion player.[3] Indeed, shortly after winning the 1982–83 national championship, he recorded an album which met relative success in the Basque Country.

Argote also enjoyed playing golf, a sport at that time not very common among footballers. In his childhood, he was a caddie at the golf course in his hometown.

Honours
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References
  1. "El Athlétic pierde a Argote para la Liga" [Athlétic loses Argote for the League]. El País (in Spanish). 16 April 1987. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  2. "1–0: Los jóvenes "Kubala-Boys" vendieron cara su piel" [1–0: Young "Kubala-Boys" made opposition sweat it out] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 December 1978. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. "El ídolo de Malaika: Estanislao Argote" [Idol of Malaika: Estanislao Argote] (in Spanish). Mi Athletic. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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