Alberto Duñabeitia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Duñabeitia de la Mota | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Biscay, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1980 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Bilbao, Biscay, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1922 | RCD Espanyol | ||
| 1922–1926 | Athletic Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alberto Duñabeitia de la Mota (7 January 1900 – 1 January 1980) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for RCD Espanyol[1] and Athletic Bilbao.[2][3] He was the father of the former president of Athletic Club and mayor of Bilbao, Jesús María Duñabeitia.[1][4][5]
Biography[edit]
Duñabeitia was born in Bilbao into a family of athletes, and as a young man, he played football on the beach of Pedernales.[6] Later he practiced athletics, and in 1918, he became the Biscayan high jump champion thanks to a jump of 1,525 meters[6] and then established the Biscayan countryside record in salt and pepper.[1] In 1920, he moved to Barcelona to study chemistry at the University of Barcelona, and whilst out in the Catalan capital, he took the opportunity to play football with the Espanyol first team for two seasons between 1920 and 1922.[1][4]
In 1923, Duñabeitia returned to Bilbao to play for Athletic, then coached by Fred Pentland, and in his first season at the club, he won the 1923 Copa del Rey, starting in the final, precisely in Barcelona, where he kept a clean sheet to help his side to a 1–0 win over CE Europa; while in Barcelona some newspaper was already printing its front page with the victory of the Catalan team.[4][7] In total, he played 9 official games over four seasons between 1923 and 1926.[2]
Duñabeitia later became a chemical engineer at the company Sociedad Española de la Dinamita.[5] He brought athletics to Galdakao, Biscay.[5] He died on 1 January 1980, at the age of 79.[1]
Honours[edit]
Athletic Club
- Copa del Rey:
- Winners: 1923
- Biscay Championship:
- Winners: 1923 and 1924
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Alberto DUÑABEITIA Mota". periquito.cat. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Duñabeitia - Player: Defender". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Duñabeitia, Alberto Duñabeitia Mota - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Muere Beti Duñabeitia que fue alcalde de Bilbao y presidente del Athletic" [Beti Duñabeitia, mayor of Bilbao and president of Athletic, dies]. www.elmundo.es (in Spanish). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Antecedentes 1927-1942" [Background 1927-1942]. www.gangurenmt.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Duñabeitia, una familia de artistas y deportistas" [The Duñabeitia, a family of artists and athletes]. memoriasclubdeportivodebilbao.blogspot.com (in Spanish). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1923". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2024.