Luis Astorquia

Luis Astorquia
Personal information
Full name Luis Wenceslao Astorquia Landabaso
Date of birth (1883-10-04)4 October 1883
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain, Spain
Date of death 28 March 1967(1967-03-28) (aged 83)
Place of death Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1907 Mittweidaer BC
1909–1911 Athletic Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Wenceslao Astorquia Landabaso (4 October 1883 - 28 March 1963) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Athletic Club.[1] His older brother, Juan Astorquia, was the fundamental head behind the foundation of Athletic in 1898.

Biography

Born in Bilbao, he studied in England as a child, where he developed a deep interest in football. He also studied and played football in Mittweida, Germany, where he stood out as an outstanding goalkeeper.[2] His older brother was a founding member of Athletic Club in 1898, but the club was not officially established until 5 September 1901, in the infamous meeting held in the Café García, in which Luis was one of the 33 socios (co-founders) of the club.[3]

While his brother was a member of the first great team in the history of Athletic which won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación and the 1903 Copa del Rey, Luis was a member of the second great team which won two back-to-back Copa del Rey titles in 1910, 1911. He was the starting goalkeeper in both finals, keeping a clean sheet on the former in a 1–0 win over Vasconia.[4][5] In his time at Athletic, he played five competitive matches, in which he conceded just two goals.[6]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Luis Wenceslao Astorquia Landabaso - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mittweida (Alemania), capital del fútbol español" [Mittweida (Germany), capital of Spanish football] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Orígenes del Athletic" [Origins of Athletic] (in Spanish). 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Spain - Cups 1910". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Spain - Cup 1911". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Luis Astorquia - Player: Goalkeeper". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.