Juan Legarreta

Juan Legarreta Ugarte (1897 in Irún, Spain - 22 November 1978 in Santiago, Chile) was a former Spanish-Chilean footballer who played for Unión Española as a central defender.

Club career

He began his senior career at the age of 16 playing for Irún Sporting Club, making his debut against an unknown Belgian team and scoring three goals. His best years came with Real Unión - a union of Sporting Club de Irún with Racing Club de Irún - playing a vital role in the club's triumph at the 1918 Copa del Rey Final as he scored both goals of a 2-0 win over Madrid FC (now known as Real Madrid).^[1] He then went to Chile to play for both Club Ibérico Balompié and Unión Deportiva Española.^[2]

International career

In 1915, aged 18, he represented the Northern Basque Country national team, a squad made-up of Basque players.^[2] He was part of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF. He scored the only goal of a 1–0 win over Catalonia.^[3]

He also represented Chile, playing two friendly matches against Argentina on 25 September and 2 October 1921.^[4]

Honours

Real Unión

Copa del Rey: 1918

Ibérico Balompié

Copa Chile: 1920

Unión Española

Liga Central de Football de Santiago: 1928
Copa Chile: 1924, 1925

Basque Country

Prince of Asturias Cup: 1915

References

^ Copa del Rey 1918 on Linguasport
^ a b Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (13 August 2021). "Juan Legarreta, el Cid Campeador de Santa Laura". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
^ Marín, Edgardo (1985). La Roja de todos (Selección chilena de fútbol 1910-1985) (PDF). Santiago, Chile: SOEM Service Impresores. pp. 29, 209. Retrieved 24 October 2021.