José Álamo

José Álamo
Personal information
Full name José Álamo Delgado
Date of birth (1903-12-05)5 December 1903
Place of birth Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Date of death 20 April 1940(1940-04-20) (aged 36)
Place of death Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Real Club Victoria [es]
1929–1930 Espanyol 9 (2)
1930–1931 Real Oviedo 17 (7)
International career
1930 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Álamo Delgado (5 December 1903 – 20 April 1940) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Espanyol and Real Oviedo.[1][2][3][4] He was also international with the Catalan national team on one occasion in 1930.[1]

Playing career

Club career

Born on 5 December 1903 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Álamo began his football career in his hometown club Real Club Victoria [es] in 1925, where he eventually stood out from the rest, so in 1929, Espanyol paid 25,000 pesetas for his services and those of Manuel Espino.[1][4] He only stayed in Espanyol for one season, playing 9 La Liga matches and scoring two goals,[1] the second of which in a famous 8–1 trashing of Real Madrid on 5 March 1930.[5]

Despite having a wonderful pass, Álamo failed to adapt to Espanyol's sporting environment due to "homesickness", missing his warm island homeland, so he returned to Las Palmas at the end of the 1929–30 before leaving them again in October with the intentions to make his second debut for Espanyol.[6] When asked about his return, he stated that he had not neglected training in the Canary Islands, and also that he was "lighter and willing to shoot more to undo my legend of shooting poverty".[6] The journalist of this interview noted that "Álamo never stops taking out packs and packs of Canarian cigarettes from the pockets of his trench coat, his jacket, even his shirt!".[6]

Despite his desire to play, Álamo was unable to rejoin Espanyol and ended up at Real Oviedo, where he again only played for one season (1930–31),[1] scoring 7 goals in 16 official matches.[7]

International career

As a Espanyol player, Álamo was eligible to play for the Catalan national team, making his debut against Real Zaragoza on 22 June 1930, in a tribute match to Rini in Zaragoza, in which he scored his side's only goal in a 1–3 loss.[8]

Later life and death

Álamo died on 20 April 1940, at the age of 36.[1][3] One of his relatives, José Mario Álamo Delgado, has positions in 3 companies in Las Palmas.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "José ALAMO Delgado". periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Álamo, José Álamo Delgado - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Player José Álamo Delgado". donfutbolisto.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "José Álamo Delgado". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Espanyol 1-8 Real Madrid". www.marca.com (in Spanish). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Ayer tarde se reintegró al Español" [Yesterday he reintegrated into Español]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Partidos del Real Oviedo em Temporada 1930/31" [Real Oviedo matches in the 1930/31 season]. www.realoviedo.info (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ "En Zaragoza". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 1930. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ^ "José Mario Álamo Delgado". www.expansion.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.