Juan Artola (footballer, born 1895)

Juan Artola Letamendía (29 November 1895[note 1] – 1937) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the silver medal in the football tournament.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Artola and the second or maternal family name is Letamendía.

Juan Artola
Juan Artola Portrait
Personal information
Full name Juan Artola Letamendía
Date of birth (1895-11-29)29 November 1895
Place of birth Catalonia, Spain
Date of death 1937 (aged 42)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912-1915 Real Sociedad
1915–1916 Madrid FC
1916-1917 Real Betis
1917–1919 Sevilla FC
1919–1924 Real Sociedad
International career
1920 Catalonia 2 (0)
1914-1916 Basque Country
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
 Basque Country
Prince of Asturias Cup
Gold medal – first place1915 Prince of Asturias CupTeam[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, he began his career at the youth football club Deportiva Esperanza, before reaching the first team of Real Sociedad team in 1913, where he remained until 1915. In his first season with the club, he helped them reach the 1913 Copa del Rey Final (UECF), where they found themselves trailing 1-2 with seconds to go, but Artola scored a last-minute equalizer that forced a replay that also ended in a draw before finally being beaten 1-2 by Barcelona FC.[3]

International career

He represented the Spain national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, featuring in two games against Belgium and Italy as Spain won the silver medal.[4]

Being a Real Sociedad player, he was eligible to play for the Basque Country national team, and he was a member of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[5] Artola was a starter in both games against Catalonia and Centro (a Castile/Madrid XI), helping his side to assure the competition's first-ever title.[1]

Honours

Club
Real Sociedad

Copa del Rey:

International

Spain

Norte

Prince of Asturias Cup:

Notes
  1. Some sources say, that he was born on 28 November.

References
  1. Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Juan Artola". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. "Spain - Cups 1913". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. "Juan Artola". EU-football.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. "Squad of Norte 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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