Carmelo Goyenechea Urrusolo (18 June 1898 - 10 November 1984) was a Spanish

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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Club career

Born in

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in 1898, he began playing for his hometown club SD Deusto until 1921, when he signed for

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. He played with them for the next eight seasons, becoming one of the team's vital components and helping them win five Biscay Championships and a

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, defeating

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1–0 in the final with a goal from Travieso. For several years he served as the Athletic

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. He retired after playing in the first season of

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in 1929, in which he played 15 games and scored 6 goals.

International career

He earned 10 caps for

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, making his debut in

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against

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on 17 December 1922, and it was at that same venue and against those opponents that Carmelo would score his first international goal three years later, in a 2–0 win on 17 May 1925. He scored twice more for Spain, including the winner in a 1–0 victory over

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on 4 October 1925. As an

player, he was eligible to play for the Biscay representative team, being part of the squad that participated in the Prince of Asturias Cup tournaments in the early 20s, scoring once in the 1923–24 edition as Biscay beat

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4–2, thus reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by

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due to an early goal from

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International goals

Spain

:''Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Carmelo goal.''

Biscay

:''Biscay score listed first, score column indicates score after each Carmelo goal.''

Honours

Club

;

: *Winners (1)

Biscay Championship: *Winners (5) 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928 and 1929

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goyenechea, Carmelo 1898 births 1984 deaths Spanish men's footballers Spain men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Footballers from Bilbao Men's association football forwards Athletic Bilbao footballers La Liga players