Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
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| Full name | Rafael Moreno Aranzadi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
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| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | ||
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| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1921 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | (10[1]) |
| International career | |||
| 1920 | Spain | 5 | (1) |
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Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (23 May 1892 – 1 March 1922), known as Pichichi (Little Duck), was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
He played for Athletic Bilbao during the 1910s and 1920s.[2]
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Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Pichichi played in his first Copa del Rey final in March 1913. Athletic Bilbao, his sole club, lost 0–1 against Racing Club de Irún. Later the same year, on 21 August, the same opponents, now renamed Real Unión, were invited to play the inaugural game at San Mamés Stadium, and he scored the very first goal at the new ground.
Pichichi subsequently played in five other domestic cup finals, winning four. He netted a hat-trick in the 1915 final as Athletic beat RCD Español 5–0. He died on 2 March 1922 at the age of only 29, victim of a sudden attack of typhus.
International career
In 1920, Pichichi was a member of the very first Spanish national team that played at the Olympic Games in Belgium.
He gained five senior caps during one month, his debut coming on 28 August in a 1–0 win against Denmark.
Personal life
- Pichichi's father was mayor of Bilbao, and he was Miguel de Unamuno's nephew.
- In 1926, a bust was erected in his honour outside the San Mamés Stadium. It was tradition for teams visiting the stadium for the first time pay homage by leaving a bouquet of flowers at its base.
- In 1953, Spanish sports newspaper Diario Marca introduced the Pichichi Trophy in his honour. It was awarded each year to the top goalscorers in La Liga and Segunda División.
- Pichichi was easily identifiable on the pitch by his ever present white headgear. Both he and his future wife were immortalised in a painting by Aurelio Arteta.
Honours
Club
- Copa del Rey: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1920–21
- Northern Championship: 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16
- Vizcayan Championship: 1919–20, 1920–21
Country
| Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing  Spain |
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| Men's Football | ||
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Antwerp 1920 | Team Competition |
See also
References
- ↑ Goals scored in the Copa del Rey, which was the major national tournament in that era
- ↑ A LITTLE HISTORY: Rafael Moreno Aranzadi ‘Pichichi’; at Espangol
External links
- Pichichi profile at BDFutbol
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Rafael Moreno Aranzadi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pichichi – FIFA competition record
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- 1892 births
- 1922 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bilbao
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football forwards
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Spain
- Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in football
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