Juan Legarreta

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

Juan Legarreta
Personal information
Full name Juan Legarreta Ugarte
Date of birth (1897-07-08)8 July 1897
Place of birth Irún, Spain
Date of death 22 November 1978(1978-11-22) (aged 81)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Nuestra Señora del Juncal
Irún SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1914 Irún SC
1915–1919 Real Unión
1920–1921 Ibérico Balompié
1922–1930 Unión Española
National team
1915 Basque Country
1921 Chile 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. After, he played for Real Unión - a union of Irún Sporting Club with Irún Racing Club - and went to Chile to play for both Club Ibérico Balompié and Unión Deportiva Española.[1]

International career

In 2015, aged 18, he represented the Northern Spanish national football team, a squad madeup for Basque players.[1] previous He represented Chile and played two friendly matches against Argentina on September 25 and October 2, 1921.[2]

Honours
Real Unión
Ibérico Balompié
Unión Española
  • Liga Central de Football de Santiago (1): 1928
  • Copa Chile (2): 1924, 1925

References
  1. Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (13 August 2021). "Juan Legarreta, el Cid Campeador de Santa Laura". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. 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.


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