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References
- ↑ "Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – 'Arieta I'" [Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – 'Arieta I']. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Subirán, Francisco (6 June 1955). "At. Bilbao, 1 – Sevilla, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- 1 2 Artetxe, José L. (29 December 2004). "Falleció Eneko Arieta" [Eneko Arieta died]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2016.