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Jesús Larraza
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Larraza Renovales
Date of birth	20 July 1903
Place of birth	Basauri, Spain
Date of death	27 May 1926 (aged 22)
Place of death	Miravalles, Spain
Senior career*
Years	Team
1922–1926	Athletic Club
International career
1924	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Larraza Renovales (20 July 1903 – 27 May 1926) was a Spanish footballer.^[2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Biography

He spent his whole career with Athletic Club, a career that only lasted four years, between 1922 and 1926, since he died in a motorcycle accident when he was only 22 years old. Jesús had an accident on 27 May 1926 with his Harley-Davidson along with a friend who also died in the accident when he went off the road. His last match as a footballer dates back to 13 May, when he played a friendly against Real Sociedad (2-1).^[4] He earned one cap for the Spanish national team on 25 May 1924 against Italy, in a match that ended with Spanish elimination from the 1924 Summer Olympics after losing 0-1, with Larraza being sent off in the 55th when the game was still leveled at 0-0.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Jesús Larraza, Un León Caído ( y II )". Memorias del Fútbol Vasco. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2023. (in Catalan)
^ "Jesús Larraza". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jesús Larraza Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Larraza y Escudero, víctimas de la tragedia" [Larraza and Escudero, victims of tragedy] (PDF). www.bilbao.eus. 28 May 1927. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Italy vs Spain, 25 May 1924". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Jesús Larraza". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 July 2022.