Monchín Triana (28 June 1902 – 7 November 1936) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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. He is a historical player of both

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

and

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, holding the title of all-time top scorer in the club's history with the former and winning the

1931–32 La Liga 1931–32 La Liga season started November 22, 1931, and finished April 3, 1932. As the Spanish Second Republic was established preceding the season, all the applicable clubs dropped the Royal patronage from their names and remove the crowns from ...

with the latter, the first in the club's history. In his memory, from 1952 to 1968, the Monchín Triana Trophy was awarded annually by the Spanish newspapers '' MARCA'' and '' Arriba'' to the footballer in the Spanish league who had stood out, throughout his career, for his sportsmanship and for fidelity to the colors of his club.

Club career

Born in

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, he began playing football in 1919 with

, remaining at the club for 9 years and becoming one of the club's great stars its all-time top scorer, until he was surpassed by his teammate

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in his last season as a rojiblanco. With Atlético, he won three regional championships (in 1921, 1925 and 1928), the first in the club's history, and reached two finals of the

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(in

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and

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), both of which were lost against

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and

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, respectively. It can be said that Triana along with teammate Luis Olaso in the 1920s, contributed to turning Atlético Madrid into an important team in the capital. With

he reached two more finals of the Copa del Rey, in

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and

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. He played in both of them and even scored in the second against

, but luck was not on his side and the Whites lost both finals by the minimum margin. In the League he played twenty games over four seasons, being a starter in the first, and a substitute in the next three, and in his last season with the club he managed to obtain the first league title in the history of Real Madrid in the 1931-32 season. Monchín Triana's role in that historic title was modest, but nonetheless a great performance, since he only played three league games in which he scored three goals.

International career

As a

player, he was eligible to play for the Madrid national team, and was part of the team that reached the final of the

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, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. Triana scored two goals against

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in the infamous final of the 1923-24 edition, which ended in a 4-4 draw, losing the replay 2-3 two days later. He played in one match for the

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in 1929.

Death

Monchín belonged to a well-to-do Catholic family in

. Shortly after the 1936 coup, Republican militiamen showed up at their home claiming Triana and his two brothers, who were on the run. They appeared before the authorities and were imprisoned without trial at the Model Prison in Madrid. During one of the "sacas" carried out by leftist militiamen of the Frente Popular, on 7 November 1936, Monchín was taken out and shot, as part of the

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, and his two brothers were also killed.

Honours

Club

; Athletic Madrid *

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(1): 1928–29 *

(4):

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and

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International

;; Madrid XI Prince of Asturias Cup: *Runner-up (1): 1923-24

References

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