Emilín (footballer, born May 1912)

Emilio Alonso Larrazabal (Basque: [em'ilio alon's̺o laɾas̻a'bal]) often known as Emilín, (25 May 1912 – 29 December 1989) was a Basque footballer from the north of Spain who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Larrazabal.
For other uses, see Emilin.

Emilín
Personal information
Full name Emilio Alonso Larrazabal
Date of birth (1912-05-25)25 May 1912[1]
Place of birth Las Arenas, Biscay, Spain
Date of death 29 December 1989(1989-12-29) (aged 77)
Place of death Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1933 Arenas Club de Getxo 44 (13)
1933–1936 Real Madrid 42 (16)
1938–1939 Euzkadi 8 (2)
1939–1940 San Lorenzo 1 (0)
1940–1942 Real Club España
International career
1936 Spain 2 (0)
1937–1938 Basque Country 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Alonso began his career at Arenas Club de Getxo in 1929.[3] At the age of 21 he was known as one of the best forwards in Spanish football. He joined Real Madrid in 1933, which at that time was called the Madrid Foot-ball Club, and had the luck to play with other great players like Zamora, Ciriaco, Quincoces, Luis Regueiro, Pedro Regueiro, Lazcano, Lecue, Sañudo, Leoncito and Esparza, who together formed one of the best teams ever in Real Madrid's history. With this team Emilin won the La Liga twice. He played for Real Madrid for three years between 1933 and 1936, scoring 16 goals in 42 official matches.[3]

He was selected to play for the Spain national team on two occasions in 1936. His first match for Spain took place in Madrid, against Austria, and his second against Germany, in Barcelona.[4][3]

In 1937 La Liga was suspended due to the Spanish Civil War. In its place Alonso was chosen to be part of the Basque Country national team for its tour of Europe.[5] Later, in the 1938–39 season, he played for CD Euzkadi in Mexico, before moving to San Lorenzo de Almagro in Argentina for the 1939–40 season.[6] In 1940 he returned to Mexico to join Club España.[7] Later he became the team's technical director.[8]

Personal life

Alonso was born in Las Arenas, Biscay, in the Basque Country in northern Spain.[8]

He married Carmela González in Mexico and had three children, Emilio, Mayo and Ricardo.[8] After retiring from football he became the owner of a printing company in Mexico City.[8]

His brother Santos Alonso Larrazabal was also a professional footballer.[3]

Honours

Real Madrid

References
  1. "Emilio Alonso Larrazábal". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. "Tomás Aguirre Lecube". pares.mcu.es/MovimientosMigratorios. Secretaría de Estado de Cultura de España( Spanish Government). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. "Emilín: Emilio Alonso Larrazábal". BDfutbol. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. "España Alemania". BD futbol. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. Ramos, Jesús (15 September 2015). "Emilio Alonso, el arenero de los años treinta". Marca. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. "emilín e iraragorri". somoscuervos.com.ar. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. "Mexico 1940/41". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. Zamora, Gerson. "El equipo de futbol Euzkadi en Mexico Biographical Section" (PDF). Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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