Roberto Etxebarria

Roberto Etxebarria
	Roberto in 1931
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Etxebarria Arruti
Date of birth	6 May 1908
Place of birth	Eibar, Spain
Date of death	17 February 1981 (aged 72)
Place of death	Eibar, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Eibarresa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1927–1928	Alavés
1928–1940	Athletic Bilbao
1940–1942	Real Sociedad
International career
1928–1936	Spain
Managerial career
1939–1940	Athletic Bilbao
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Roberto Etxebarria Arruti (6 May 1908 – 17 February 1981) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Etxebarria spent his entire career in his native Basque Country, starting with local Unión Deportiva Eibarresa and signing with Deportivo Alavés in 1927. The following year he joined Athletic Bilbao, going on to remain with the club for the following eight seasons.

Etxebarria made his official debut for the Lions on 30 September 1928 in a 4–0 home win against Barakaldo CF in the regional league, and entered La Liga in 1929 after its creation, helping the team finish third.^[1] During his spell at San Mamés Stadium he appeared in 217 official games and scored 21 goals, winning eight major titles including four national championships;^[2] during the Spanish Civil War, he played solely for the Euskadi XI.^[3]

In the 1939–40 campaign, Etxebarria took a hand at coaching and led his main club to the third position, three points behind champions Atlético Aviación. He then came out of retirement to play two years with Real Sociedad, quitting football at the age of 34; he died in his hometown on 17 February 1981, aged nearly 73.

International career

Etxebarria played seven times for Spain over an eight-year period, after making his debut on 22 April 1928 in a friendly with Italy, in Gijón.^[4]

Honours

La Liga: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1935–36
Copa del Rey: 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933

References

^ "Games: 1928–29 season". Athletic Club. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ "Statistics". Athletic Club. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ Selección de Euskadi (Euskadi national team); at Mi Athletic (in Spanish)
^ "En Gijón, el VI match Italia-España fué decepcionante y se resolvió con empate a 1 goal" [In Gijón, Italy-Spain match VI was disappointing and resulted in 1 goal draw]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 April 1928. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

External links

Roberto Etxebarria at BDFutbol
Roberto Etxebarria manager profile at BDFutbol
Roberto Etxebarria at Athletic Bilbao
Roberto Etxebarria at National-Football-Teams.com
Roberto Etxebarria at EU-Football.info

[1] "Games: 1928–29 season". Athletic Club. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[2] "Statistics". Athletic Club. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[3] Selección de Euskadi (Euskadi national team); at Mi Athletic (in Spanish)

[4] "En Gijón, el VI match Italia-España fué decepcionante y se resolvió con empate a 1 goal" [In Gijón, Italy-Spain match VI was disappointing and resulted in 1 goal draw]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 April 1928. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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