Félix Sesúmaga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Lejona, Vizcaya, Spain | ||
Date of death | 24 August 1925 (aged 26) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914–19 | Arenas | ||
1919–21 | FC Barcelona | ||
1921–22 | Racing de Sama | ||
1922–24 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
National team‡ | |||
1920–23 | Spain | 8 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2006 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
Representing Spain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte (12 October 1898 – 24 August 1925) was a Spanish (Basque) footballer during the 1910s and the 1920s. Born in Lejona, Vizcaya, he played as a forward for Arenas Club de Getxo, FC Barcelona, Racing de Sama de Langreo, Athletic Bilbao and Spain. Sesúmaga won the Copa del Rey three times with three clubs[1] and also played in two successive finals for two clubs. In 1920 Sesúmaga was also a member of the very first Selección that played at the Olympic Games in Belgium.[2] He scored twice as Spain beat the Netherlands 3–1 in the play-off for the silver medal. He played 8 times for Spain, scoring 4 goals between 1920 and 1923.[1]
In the 1919 Copa del Rey final, Sesúmaga scored a hat-trick for Arenas Club de Getxo as they beat FC Barcelona 5–2. FC Barcelona were impressed enough to sign him and in the 1920 Copa final he helped his new club beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0. He was a member of the legendary FC Barcelona team, coached by Jack Greenwell, that also included Paulino Alcántara, Sagibarba, Ricardo Zamora and Josep Samitier. During his time at the club he also helped them win three Championat de Catalunya titles. After a season at Racing de Sama de Langreo, he joined Athletic Bilbao and won the Copa del Rey for a third time in 1923 when they beat CE Europa 1–0.[1]
He died from tuberculosis at the age of 26.[1]
Honours[]
Arenas Club de Getxo
- Copa del Rey: 1 1919
- Campeonato Norte: 1 1916–17
FC Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1 1920
- Catalan Championship: 3 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21
Athletic Bilbao
- Copa del Rey: 1 1923
- Campeonato de Viscaya: 1 1922–23
Spain
- Olympic Games: Silver medallist 1920
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Sesúmaga, el pequeño rubio" [Sesúmaga, the little blonde]. La Roja en el Olimpo (The Reds at the Olympics) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Félix Sesúmaga". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links[]
- La Liga stats
- International stats
- Félix Sesúmaga at BDFutbol
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Félix Sesúmaga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
- 1898 births
- 1925 deaths
- Spanish footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- La Liga players
- Arenas Club de Getxo footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Association football forwards
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- People from Greater Bilbao
- Sportspeople from Biscay
- Tuberculosis deaths in Spain