Martín Marculeta

Martín Marculeta
Marculeta in a publication from 1929
Personal information
Full name Martín Marculeta Barbería
Date of birth (1907-09-24)24 September 1907
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Date of death 19 November 1984(1984-11-19) (aged 77)
Place of death San Sebastián, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1934 Real Sociedad 106 (4)
1934–1936 Atlético de Madrid 41 (9)
International career
1928–1935 Spain 15 (1)
Managerial career
1942–1943 Sporting de Gijón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martín Marculeta Barbería (born 24 September 1907 in San Sebastián; died 19 November 1984) was a Spanish association footballer.[1] During his career he played for Real Sociedad (1924–1934) and Atlético de Madrid (1934–1936), earned 15 caps and scored one goal for the Spain national team in a 7–1 rout against Mexico, an Olympian and played 1934 FIFA World Cup.[2] His younger brother José María was also a top-level footballer, but their careers did not overlap as there was a 13-year difference in age between them.

Career

Born in San Sebastián, Marculeta began playing youth football with local side Amaikak Mutillak. In 1924, he joined Real Sociedad where he would play for ten seasons. He was involved in the club's epic 1928 Copa del Rey Final loss to FC Barcelona which required two replays.[3]

1928 Amsterdam Summer Games

He played on the team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Martín Marculeta". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Necrológicas: Martín Marculeta Barbería, futbolista" (in Spanish). El País. 20 November 1984.
  3. ^ "Martín Marculeta, el panadero de Amara" (in Spanish). Marca. 15 March 2015.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martín Marculeta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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