Antonio Arrillaga

Antonio Arrillaga was born in San Sebastián on 11 March 1900, and he began his football career in 1917, aged 17, playing at Real Sociedad, where he remained for the next 12 years, until 1929, being a member of the Sociedad squad that won four Gipuzkoa Championships in the 1920s (1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1928–29). In total, he scored five goals 86 official matches; however, other sources state that he scored only a single goal, a penalty kick against Real Madrid at the Chamartín, in a Torneo de Campeones match on 1 November 1927, which ended in a 2–1 loss. A few years after retiring, Arrillaga became a referee, officiating a total of eight official matches in 1935 and 1936, including six in the Segunda División and two in the 1935–36 Spanish First Division, the latter of which being a 3–3 draw between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Chamartín.

On 22 May 1927, the 27-year-old Arrillaga earned his first (and only) international cap for Spain in a friendly match against France at Colombes, helping his side to a 4–1 win.

Real Sociedad

Gipuzkoa Championship: 1918–19, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1928–29