Julio Elícegui

Julio Antonio Elícegui Cans (5 December 1910 — 31 August 2001) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elícegui and the second or maternal family name is Cans.
Julio Elícegui
Personal information
Full name Julio Antonio Elícegui Cans
Date of birth (1910-12-05)5 December 1910
Place of birth Castejón, Spain
Date of death 31 August 2001(2001-08-31) (aged 90)
Place of death A Coruña, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Arin Sport
Azkoyen
Beasain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1933 Unión Irún 37 (41)
1933–1940 Athletic Aviación 60 (41)
1940–1943 Deportivo La Coruña 36 (35)
1943–1944 Gimnàstic
International career
1933 Spain 4 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Elícegui began his career playing youth football for Arin Sport, Azkoyen and Beasain, before signing for Real Unión in 1930. In 1931, the club changed their name to Unión Irún, as a result of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic and was relegated to the Segunda División at the end of the 1931–32 La Liga season. Elícegui finished the 1932–33 Segunda División season as top scorer, with 30 goals from 18 games, including scoring five for Unión Irún in a 6–0 victory over Castellón on 12 March 1933.[1][2]

In the summer of 1933, Elícegui signed for Athletic Madrid for 50,000 Ptas, winning promotion from the Segunda División in his first season at the club, scoring 15 league goals in the process. In 1936, Elícegui's career was put on hold, due to the Spanish Civil War, where Elícegui took up a colonel role in northern Spain. In 1939, following the resumption of football, Elícegui remained at Athletic Madrid, now renamed Athletic Aviación, winning the 1939–40 La Liga title.[1][2]

In 1940, Elícegui joined Segunda División club Deportivo La Coruña, winning promotion back to La Liga in 1941, scoring 26 goals in 18 games. Elícegui remained at the club for two more seasons, joining Gimnàstic for a short spell in 1943, before retiring due to an ankle injury.[1][2]

International career

On 2 April 1933, Elícegui made his debut for Spain, scoring twice, in a 3–0 win against Portugal. Elícegui scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Spain on 21 May 1933, in a 13–0 win against Bulgaria.[3]

International goals
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Elícegui[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 April 1933Balaídos, Vigo, Spain Portugal2–03–0Friendly
23–0
330 April 1933Stadion SK Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–01–1
421 May 1933Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain Bulgaria5–013–0
56–0
68–0

References
  1. "Elicegui". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Julio Antonio Elícegui, el expreso de Irún" (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "National football team player Elícegui". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. "National football team player Julio Elícegui". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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