Eneko Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra (21 August 1933 – 27 December 2004), known as Arieta, was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Arieta joined

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in 1951 from neighbouring

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. Barred by the likes of

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, José Luis Panizo, Venancio and

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, he appeared in only two

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games in his first two seasons, but scored in his debut on 9 September 1951, a 4–2 home win against

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. After the arrival of new coach

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before the start of 1954–55, several veterans began being gradually replaced, and Arieta succeeded Zarra as team top scorer, netting 20 times in 28 matches during the campaign and also

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the

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against

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. He added 15 goals the following season, helping his team conquer the sixth national championship of their history. On 29 June 1958, Arieta opened the scoring in the Spanish Cup final, helping defeat hosts

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2–0 and winning the second of his third trophies in the tournament. He retired in 1966 at the age of 32, having collected overall totals of 302 appearances and 170 goals, and died in

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at 71 due to illness.

International career

Arieta won three

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for

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, all in 1955

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. His debut came on 17 March in a 1–2 defeat to

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, and he scored in the following two appearances, in

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(3–0) and against

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(4–1 loss at

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Personal life

Arieta's younger brother,

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, was also a footballer and a forward. He too played for Athletic, and as the pair shared teams for two years, they were known as ''Arieta I'' and ''Arieta II''.

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

: 1955–56 *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

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