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Federico Revuelto (born 1883) was a Guatemalan professional
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who played for the Madrid Football Club from 1902 to 1912.


Biography

Federico Revuelto was born in Cuyotenango, Suchitepéquez,
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in 1883. Revuelto initially started playing
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in
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. He then switched to
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and joined the newly formed Madrid Football Club in 1902 at the age of 19, playing as a left-center forward. From 1903 to 1904, Revuelto served as the club's
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. He played in the 1903, 1905,
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,
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, and
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finals, winning the latter four and scoring the first goal of the 1908 final. He served as interim
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of Madrid FC in 1913. Revuelto is listed in Real Madrid's "hall of fame" in the
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.


See also

* List of Real Madrid CF players


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Revuelto, Federico 1883 births 20th-century deaths Year of death unknown Date of death missing Guatemalan men's footballers Real Madrid CF players Men's association football inside forwards Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain