Leonardo Cilaurren

Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte (Basque: [leonardo ṣilauren uriarte] 5 November 1912 – 9 December 1969) was a Spanish international footballer who played professionally as a midfielder in Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico between 1929 and 1945.

Leonardo Cilaurren
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte
Date of birth (1912-11-05)5 November 1912
Place of birth Basurto-Zorrotza, Spain
Date of death 9 December 1969(1969-12-09) (aged 57)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1931 Arenas Club de Getxo 43 (0)
1931–1936 Athletic Bilbao 49 (2)
1938–1939[2][3] Club Deportivo Euzkadi 12 (0)
1939–1941[4] River Plate 19 (3)
1941–1943 Peñarol ? (?)
1943–1945 Real Club España ? (?)
National team
1931–1935 Spain 14 (0)
1937–1939[3] Basque Country ? (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Born in Bilbao in the Basque Country, Cilaurren played club football in Spain for Arenas Club de Getxo and Athletic Bilbao prior to the Spanish Civil War. With Athletic, he won the Copa del Rey in 1933 and La Liga in 1933–34 before his career was interrupted by the conflict.

During the 1938–39 season, he played for Club Deportivo Euzkadi (the Basque exiles' team) in the Mexican league. In 1939 he joined River Plate in Argentina where he played 19 times, scoring 3 goals. He then played for CA Peñarol of Uruguay[5] before returning to Mexico in 1943 where he played for Real Club España and was part of the team that won the League title in 1943–44, the Mexican Cup in 1944–45 and two editions of the Mexican Super Cup in 1944 and 1945.[6][7]

International career

Cilaurren earned 14 caps for the Spanish national side between 1931 and 1935, and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[7] From 1937 to 1939 he was part of the Basque Country national football team which toured Europa and the Americas.[8]

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References
General
Specific
  1. "Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte". pares.mcu.es. Secretaría de Estado de Cultura. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. Zamora, Gerson. "El Equipo de futbol Euzkadi en Mexico, 1937-39, page 150" (PDF). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. Gotzon, Joseba. 100 Años Seleccion Vasca De Futbol 1915-2015. Book 3. pp. 156–170.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "CILAURREN". www.athletic-club.eus. Athletic Club. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. Futuro Pasado (in Spanish)
  6. Mexican Super Cup winners at rsssf
  7. "Cilaurren, LeonardoLeonardo Zilaurren Uriarte". www.national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. "Euzdadi". www.euskomedia.org. Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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