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José María Laca
José María Martín Laca Salcedo (11 November 1898 – 22 September 1977) was a Spanish Association football, footballer who played primarily as a midfielder. Laca spent his entire 10-year career with Athletic Bilbao, and thus be part of the so-called List of one-club men in association football, one-club men group. Laca also earned one Cap (sport)#Association football, cap for the Spain national football team, Spain national team in 1924. Club career Laca began his career at Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Club, and he quickly became one of the club's benchmarks at the time. Together with the likes of Domingo Acedo, José María Belauste and Pichichi (footballer), Pichichi, he helped the club win five regional Biscay Championship, North/Biscay championships and reach three Copa del Rey finals in 1920 Copa del Rey Final, 1920, 1921 Copa del Rey Final, 1921 and 1923 Copa del Rey Final, 1923, winning the latter two. In the 1921 final, he netted twice in a 4–1 win over Atlético Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List of cities in Spain by population, tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of more than 347,000 as of 2023. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants,Proyecto Audes making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain. The Comarcas of the Basque Country, comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Basque Country (greater region), Greater Basque region. Bilbao is located in the north-central part of Spain, some south of the Bay of Biscay, where the economic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Copa Del Rey
The Copa del Rey 1921 was the 21st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The competition started on 9 April 1921, and concluded on 8 May 1921, with the Final, held at the San Mamés in Bilbao, in which Athletic Bilbao lifted the trophy for the eighth time with a 4–1 victory over Athletic Madrid thanks to two braces from José María Laca and Domingo Acedo. Teams * Biscay: Athletic de Bilbao *Gipuzkoa: Real Unión * Centre: Athletic Madrid * South: Sevilla FC * Galicia: Fortuna Vigo *Asturias: Sporting de Gijón * Catalonia: FC Barcelona * Levante: Levante de Murcia Quarterfinals FC Barcelona withdrew in protest after the Spanish Federation moved the final to Seville: Athletic Madrid, who they had been drawn against, qualified for the semifinals. First leg ---- ---- Second leg ''Fortuna Vigo and Real Unión won one match each. At that year, the goal difference was not taken into account. A replay match was played.'' ---- ''Athletic Bilba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Mamés Stadium (1913)
The San Mamés Stadium ( ; also known as ''La Catedral'' , "The Cathedral") was a football stadium in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. The stadium was the home of Athletic Bilbao, known as ''Los Leones de San Mamés''-''Bilboko lehoiak'' (The Lions of San Mamés). They are known as ''Los Leones'' because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'' (Saint Mammes). Mammes was an early Christian, born in A.D. 259, who was thrown to the lions by the Romans. The club's new stadium, of the same name, was inaugurated on 16 September 2013.A new Cathedral: Athletic Club’s move to a new San Mamés Simon Lloyd, Joe.co.uk History Ope ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Football Team
The Italy national football team () has represented Italy in men's international Association football, football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary Training ground (association football), training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano, is located in Florence. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in international competitions, having won four FIFA World Cup, World Cup titles (1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934, 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1938, 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1982, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006), reaching two more finals (1970 FIFA World Cup, 1970, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994), and finishing third place in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990 and fourth in 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978. Italy also won two UEFA European Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristóbal Martí
Cristóbal Martí Batalla (born 22 May 1903 – 28 July 1986) was a Spanish football player and manager. Career Born in Granollers, Catalonia, Martí began playing football with CE Sabadell FC before joining FC Barcelona. He made more than 250 official appearances for Barcelona, winning La Liga during the 1928–29 season. After the 1932–33 season, Martí joined RCD Espanyol where he played until the outbreak of the Spanish civil war. International career Martí made three appearances for the Spain national football team during 1930 and 1931. He also played for the Catalonia national football team, and he was part of the team that won two Prince of Asturias Cups (an inter-regional competition) in the 1920s, winning the competition in 1923-24 and in 1926. Martí scored the only goal in the semi-final of the 1923-24 edition against Biscay before helping the Catalan team to beat a Castile/Madrid XI in the final. Managerial career After he retired from playing, Martí becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia National Football Team
The Catalonia national football team () is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Football Federation, founded in 1900. The team has been referred to by various names including , and the Catalan XI. As the Catalan Federation is affiliated with the Royal Spanish Football Federation as one of the several Spanish regional football federations, Catalonia cannot be affiliated with either FIFA or UEFA as a national member association and is therefore not allowed to participate in official competitions for national teams such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. Other than in certain cases where other nationalities are involved, Catalan players are full Spanish citizens who are eligible to play for Spain, and often do. Since 1904, the team has played nearly 200 games against various national, regional and club teams. International friendly games have been played more regularly since 1997. Among the teams they have played are Nigeria, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias Autonomous Football Team
The Asturias autonomous football team is the regional football team for Asturias. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. The team only plays friendlies. History Cantabric Federation The Regional Cantabric Federation of Football Clubs was founded on 9 December 1915 with the aim to represent all the clubs in the Province of Oviedo. On 22 November 1916, the Spanish Football Federation allowed the clubs of Cantabria to leave the Northern Regional Championship and join the newly created Cantabrian Regional Federation, along with clubs from Oviedo, soon to be renamed Asturias. In 1999, the Cantabrians joined forces with the Asturian clubs, and as the 'Cantabric Team', they played four official matches between 1917 and 1918, competing in the defunct Copa Príncipe de Asturias, an inter-regional competition organized by the Spanish Federation. This Cantabric side had the likes of the Villaverde broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas de Madrid, Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. RFEF organizes the national cup competitions (Copa del Rey, Copa de S.M. el Rey and Supercopa de España) and administers the competition committee of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga (La Liga, Primera División and Segunda División), including the handling of the trophy, even though they are organized by Liga de Fútbol Profesional, LaLiga. It organizes the rest of national league tiers: Primera Federación (3rd), Segunda Federación (4th) and Tercera Federación (5th). It also rules all the female national competitions except the top league, Liga F. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Spain national football team, men's, Spain women's national football team, women's, and Spain national youth football team (other), youth national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Asturias Cup
The Prince of Asturias Cup (, ) was an inter-regional football competition contested by the regional selections of Spain – selections of players from clubs from the region in question, meaning that players did not need to be native to the region. The tournament was created in 1913 by the FECF (''Federación Española de Clubs de Football''), a forerunner of the RFEF, in honour of the donator of the trophy, don Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, the first-born son of King Alfonso XIII and Prince of Asturias. After that, there have been seven tournaments for the Prince of Asturias Cup under the umbrella of the national committee of the RFEF (Spanish FA), the first of which was organized in 1915. The first editions (1914 to 1918) of the competition were held in Madrid and the registration of the regional federations was voluntary. At the end of the fourth edition, the competition was stopped due to a lack of interest, and the trophy was awarded to the Centro federation for winning two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
