Juan Artola

Juan Artola

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, he began his career at the youth football club Deportiva Esperanza, before reaching the first team of Real Sociedad team in 1913, where he remained until 1915. In his first season with the club, he helped them reach the 1913 Copa del Rey Final (UECF), where they found themselves trailing 1-2 with seconds to go, but Artola scored a last-minute equalizer that forced a replay that also ended in a draw before finally being beaten 1-2 by Barcelona FC.

International career

He represented the Spain national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, featuring in two games against Belgium and Italy as Spain won the silver medal. Being a Real Sociedad player, he was eligible to play for the Basque Country national team, and he was a member of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF. Artola was a starter in both games against Catalonia and Centro (a Castile/Madrid XI), helping his side to assure the competition's first-ever title.

Club
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (1915–1916)
Club
Real Sociedad (1913–1915)
Club
Real Betis Balompié (1916–1917)
Club
Sevilla FC (1917–1919)
Club
Real Sociedad (1919–1926)
Club
Spain men's national football team (1920–1920)
National team
Spain

Legacy

Honours

Club

Real Sociedad Copa del Rey:

Runner-up (1) 1913

International

Spain

Olympic Games Silver medal: 1920 Norte Prince of Asturias Cup:

Champions (1): 1915

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Spanish footballer (1895-1937)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Juan Artola Letamendía was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the silver medal in the football tournament.

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