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Athletic Club, commonly known as just Athletic, is a Spanish professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain. They are known as Los Leones because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés, which was named after Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts.
The 1903 Copa del Rey Final was the first final of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The match took place on 8 April 1903 at the Hipódromo, Madrid. The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Madrid FC.
Athletic Bilbao is a Spanish football club from Bilbao, Biscay in the Basque Country.
Bilbao Football Club was a football team based in Bilbao, Spain, which existed during the years 1900 and 1903. In 1902 they combined with city rivals Athletic Club to form Club Vizcaya, a team which won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación. The following year they were absorbed by Athletic Club.
Luis José Emilio Hurtado Gaminde was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He spent all 16 seasons of his playing career with Athletic Bilbao, thus being a historical member of the club and part of the so-called one-club men group. He played a pivotal role in helping the Basque club reach eight Copa del Reys finals, of which he played in seven and won five, including three in a row between 1914 and 1916, which makes him one of the players with the best record of the competition. Although history seems to have blurred the legend of Hurtado, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club.
Raymond Jerome Cazeaux was an English footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. Although little has been recorded of his life, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club, netting a goal in both the 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final and the 1903 Copa del Rey Final, which were the club's first pieces of silverware.
Juan Astorquia Landabaso, also known as Juanito Astorquia, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club from Bilbao, having been the fundamental head behind the foundation of the club in 1898 and its official establishment in 1901, and then serving as the club's first president and captain between 1902 and 1904.
Alejandro de la Sota Izagirre was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. He was one of the most important figures in the early history of Athletic, having been one of its co-founders in 1901, as well as a team captain, and then serving as the seventh president of the club, ruling from 1911 and 1917, becoming one of the most successful and influential presidents of the Basque club.
Armando Giralt Iduate was a Cuban-born Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Madrid FC, Club Español de Madrid and RCD Espanyol. He was a member of some of the oldest football entities in Spain, such as Sky Football, Madrid Football Club and the Club Deportivo Español, being a founding member of the first two together with his older brothers José and Mario, who were also footballers.
Juan Sandalio Arzuaga Anitua was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club, and later a coach of Athletic.
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Luís Reñé Padrisa, born Lluís and sometimes spell as Renyé, was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona. He was the first goalkeeper in Barcelona's history to establish himself as an indisputable starter. In addition to being a footballer, he excelled in athletics, a sport in which he was champion of Catalonia in the discus throw in 1912).
Eduardo María Montejo Aristegui was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. Although little has been recorded of his life, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club, being among the 7 founders of the club in 1898, and then serving the club as a forward, netting a goal in the 1903 Copa del Rey Final, which was the club's first-ever official title.
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Charles Frederick Simmons was an English footballer who played as a forward for Spanish clubs including Athletic Club. The highlight of his career was scoring in the 1909 Copa del Rey Final to help Club Ciclista win the title for the first time in its history. He is best known for being the only English captain that Athletic Bilbao ever had in its 120-year-history.
Adolfo Miguel Ángel de Uribe Olano was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. He is best known for scoring Bilbao's only goal in the 1906 Copa del Rey Final.
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Ramón Silva Abaitua was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club. He was one of the co-founders of Athletic Club in 1901 and was part of the team that won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, the first national championship disputed in Spain. The dates of his birth and death are unknown.
The 1901–02 season was Athletic Club's 1st season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs such as Bilbao FC. Athletic also played their first match outside of the Basque Country against Club Español at the Copa de la Coronación in Madrid.
Amado Arana Mendívil was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club. He was one of the co-founders of Athletic Club in 1901 and was part of the team that won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, the first national championship disputed in Spain, and he was then part of the team that won the 1903 Copa del Rey, the first official national championship.
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- ↑ "Orígenes del Athletic" [Origins of Athletic] (in Spanish). 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Spain - Cups 1910". RSSSF . 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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- ↑ "Luis Astorquia - Player: Goalkeeper". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.