Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
de la Fuente
and the second or maternal family name is
Leal
.
Lafuente
Lafuente in 1931
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Full name
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Ramon de la Fuente Leal
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Date of birth
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(
1907-12-31
)
31 December 1907
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Place of birth
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Bilbao
, Spain
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Date of death
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15 September 1973
(1973-09-15)
(aged 65)
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Place of death
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Madrid
, Spain
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Position(s)
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Forward
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1923?1926
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Barakaldo CF
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0
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(0)
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1926?1934
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Athletic Bilbao
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96
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(24)
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1934?1936
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Atletico Madrid
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20
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(1)
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1927?1935
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Spain
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8
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(0)
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1943?1945
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Deportivo de La Coruna
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Ramon de la Fuente Leal
, nicknamed
Lafuente
(31 December 1907 ? 15 September 1973)
[1]
was a Spanish
footballer
who played as a
forward
for
Athletic Bilbao
,
Atletico Madrid
and the
Spain national team
.
[2]
Club career
[
edit
]
He was born in
Bilbao
. Lafuente began his sporting career in the ranks of
Barakaldo CF
in 1924, at the age of just 16 years old. At Barakaldo, he stood out as an extraordinary forward, which eventually earned him a move to Athletic Bilbao in 1926, with whom he played for nine seasons. In 1928 he was one of the members of the Athletic Bilbao team that played in the first season of the
Spanish Football League
. At Bilbao, he was the most experienced member of what became a famous and successful forward line, along with
Jose Iraragorri
,
Chirri II
,
Bata
and
Guillermo Gorostiza
.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
The highlight of his career was scoring the winning goal of the
1930 Copa del Rey Final
against
Real Madrid
in
extra-time
in a 3?1 win.
[7]
In the Bilbao ranks he played a total of 211 official matches (96 in the League, 56 in the Cup and 59 in the
Regional Championship
), scoring a total of 64 goals (26 in the League, 17 in the Cup and 21 in the Regional Championship). In total, he won three Leagues and four Cups, forming part of the club's first historical striker.
[8]
In 1934 he signed for Atletico de Madrid (then Athletic de Madrid), with whom he played his last La Liga season, playing 20 games and scoring just one goal.
[2]
His career was cut short prematurely in the second leg of the
1935 Copa del Presidente de la Republica
quarter-final tie between Madrid and
Sevilla FC
, when a clash with
goalkeeper
Guillermo Eizaguirre
caused Lafuente to fracture his
tibia
and
fibula
. The player did not heal well from the injury and was unable to play during the following season.
[9]
When the
Spanish Civil War
broke out in the
summer
of 1936, Lafuente was still 28 years old, but by then he was already in transition to
coaching
.
International career
[
edit
]
He earned 8
caps
for the
Spain national team
, and participated in Spain's first-ever
World Cup
in
1934
, which ended in a quarter-final exit to the eventual champions
Italy
.
[10]
Managerial career
[
edit
]
As a coach, he managed
Atletico Aviacion
during the first ten days of the
1940?41 season
, while
Ricardo Zamora
was arrested and disqualified. Between 1943 and 1945, he coached
Deportivo de La Coruna
.
[11]
He died in
Madrid
on 15 September 1973 at the age of 65.
[1]
Honours
[
edit
]
- La Liga
:
1929?30
,
1930?31
,
1933?34
[1]
- Copa del Rey
:
1930
,
1931
,
1932
,
1933
[1]
- Biscay Championship
: 1926?27, 1927?28, 1928?29, 1930?31, 1931?32, 1932?33, 1933?34
References
[
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]
External links
[
edit
]
Lafuente managerial positions
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