Luis Arana (footballer)

Luis Arana Mendívil was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper who won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación with Club Bizcaya.[1][2][3]

Not to be confused with Luis Arana (sailor).
Luis Arana
Personal information
Full name Luis Arana Mendívil
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Athletic Club 3 (0)
1902 Club Bizcaya 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Together with his brothers José María, Amado and Mario, he was one of the first pioneers of football in Bilbao, being one of the young sportsmen from the city's high society who at the end of 1900, formed the Bilbao Football Club, with whom he played several friendly matches against city rivals Athletic Club (now known as Athletic Bilbao) in the Hippodrome of Lamiako.[4] In 1902, the two rivals agreed to join the best players of each club to face the Bordeaux-based side Burdigala at Burdeos, France, which marked the first time a Bilbao team played on foreign territory. This temporary merge became known as Club Bizcaya and Arana ousted Athletic's goalkeeper to be part of the first-ever line-up of the Bizcaya team that faced Burdigala on 9 March, keeping a clean-sheet in an 0–2 away win.[5]

Together with Juan Astorquia, Alejandro de la Sota and William Dyer, he was part of the Bizcaya team that won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, featuring in the final contributing decisively to a 2–1 win over FC Barcelona.[6][7]

Honours

References
  1. "Luis Arana Mendívil - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "ARANA MENDÍVIL, Luis "ARANA II"". m.facebook.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. "Luis Arana - Player: Player". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. "118 años de la primera rivalidad" [118 years since the first rivalry]. www.aupaathletic.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. "Burdigala VS Athletic Club 3/9/1902". www.athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. "Spain - Cup 1902". RSSSF. 15 September 2000. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. "Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1902". Linguasport. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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