Telmo Zarra

Telmo Zarra
Zarra in 1950
Personal information
Full name Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya
Date of birth (1921-01-20)20 January 1921
Place of birth Erandio, Kingdom of Spain
Date of death 23 February 2006(2006-02-23) (aged 85)
Place of death Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Erandio 20 (12)
1940–1955 Athletic Bilbao 277 (251)
1955–1956 Indautxu 14 (3)
1956–1957 Barakaldo 12 (2)
Total 323 (268)
National team
1945–1951 Spain 20 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), known as Telmo Zarra (Basque: [ˈs̻ara], Spanish: [ˈθara]), is a former football player. He has played for Spain national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Erandio 1939–40 Segunda División 20 12 0 0 20 12
Athletic Bilbao 1940–41 Primera División 8 5 0 0 8 5
1941–42 Primera División 21 17 8 11 29 28
1942–43 Primera División 17 16 8 8 25 24
1943–44 Primera División 21 12 10 10 31 22
1944–45 Primera División 26 20 9 14 35 34
1945–46 Primera División 18 24 2 0 20 24
1946–47 Primera División 24 33 6 3 30 36
1947–48 Primera División 16 9 0 0 16 9
1948–49 Primera División 26 22 10 9 36 31
1949–50 Primera División 26 24 7 13 33 37
1950–51 Primera División 30 38 6 8 38[1] 49[1]
1951–52 Primera División 5 3 0 0 5 3
1952–53 Primera División 29 24 7 5 36 29
1953–54 Primera División 5 2 1 0 6 2
1954–55 Primera División 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total 278 251 74 81 354[1] 335[1]
Indautxu 1955–56 Segunda División 27 17 0 0 27 17
Barakaldo 1956–57 Segunda División 12 2 0 0 12 2
Career total 337 282 74 81 411 363

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zarra goal.
List of international goals scored by Telmo Zarra
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 May 1945 Riazor, Spain  Portugal 1–1 4–2 Friendly
2 2–1
3 2 March 1947 Dalymount Park, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 1–2 2–3 Friendly
4 2–2
5 20 March 1949 Unknown, Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6 12 June 1949 Dalymount Park, Dublin  Republic of Ireland 1–1 4–1 Friendly
7 3–1
8 2 April 1950 Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain  Portugal 1–0 5–1 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 3–1
10 9 April 1950 Unknown, Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal  Portugal 1–0 2–2 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 25 June 1950 Estádio Vila Capanema, Curitiba, Brazil  United States 3–1 3–1 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
12 29 June 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Chile 2–0 2–0 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
13 2 July 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  England 1–0 1–0 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
14 16 July 1950 Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Sweden 1–3 1–3 1950 FIFA World Cup final stage
15 18 February 1951 Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain  Switzerland 1–0 6–3 Friendly
16 2–0
17 4–2
18 5–2
19 10 June 1951 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 2–3 3–3 Friendly
20 3–3

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Individual

  • Pichichi Trophy: 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53
  • Golden Pichichi Trophy: 2003

Decorations

Posthumous dedications

Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Includes 2 games, 3 goals and in the Copa Eva Duarte (super cup)
  2. ↑ "El busto de Zarra vigila desde lo más alto la cantera de Lezama" [The bust of Zarra watches the quarry of Lezama from its highest point]. El País (in Spanish). 5 December 2005. Retrieved 3 September 2017.