Cholín

Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso, nicknamed Cholín, (13 December 1906 – 30 Novembrer 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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcorta and the second or maternal family name is Hermoso.
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
  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. "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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