Ricardo Álvarez (footballer, born 1897)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Lobo.
Ricardo Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Álvarez Lobo
Date of birth (1897-07-07)7 July 1897
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 21 February 1955(1955-02-21) (aged 57)
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1916 Racing de Madrid
1916–1918 Madrid FC 23 (9[1])
1918–1920 Racing de Madrid
1920–1923 Espanyol
1923–1929 Racing de Madrid
International career
1915–1916 Madrid +4 (+1)
1924 Madrid +1 (0)
Medal record
 Madrid
Prince of Asturias Cup
Silver medal – second place 1916 Prince of Asturias Cup Team
Silver medal – second place 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Álvarez Lobo (Madrid, 7 July 1897 - Madrid, 21 February 1955[2]) was a Spanish footballer who usually played as a left winger.[3] The highlight of his career was scoring the winning goal of the 1917 Copa del Rey Final for Madrid FC in extra-time.

Club career

Born in Madrid, he began his career at his hometown club Racing de Madrid in 1914, aged 17, where he played as a midfielder. He played a pivotal role in helping the club win the 1914–15 Centro Championship, along with Joaquín Pascual, Ezequiel Montero, Antonio De Miguel, and Feliciano Rey,[4] with the latter two also being his teammates at Madrid FC. After two great seasons at Racing, he was signed by Madrid FC. In the two seasons he spent at the club, he won two Centro Championships and reached two Copa del Rey finals in 1917 and 1918, starting in both of them and scoring the winning goal in the extra-time of the former against Arenas de Getxo in a 2–1 win.[5]

Despite playing a key role in Madrid's back-to-back Copa del Rey finals, the club's board of directors decided that both Álvarez and Rey, were no longer needed, and so, they both returned to Racing at the end of the 1918–19 season, and in their first season back, they contributed decisively in helping Racing win the 1918–19 Centro Championship four points clear of Madrid. This was Álvarez's third Championship in a row.[6] He then had a three-year stint with Espanyol, before returning to Racing once again where he retired in 1927.

International career

Being a Racing de Madrid player, he was eligible to play for the Madrid national team, being a member of the Madrid side that participated in the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[7] Álvarez also participated in the following edition, which consisted of a two-legged tie against Catalonia, and he scored an equalizer in the first leg, although Madrid still lost 3–6.[8]

He was part of the Madrid side that reached the final of the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup,[9] and although he did not play in the infamous final against Catalonia which ended in a 4–4 draw, Álvarez then started in the replay of the final on 26 February 1924, replacing Gonzalo in a 2–3 loss to their regional rivals.[10][11]

Honours

Club

Racing de Madrid

Madrid FC

International

Madrid

References

  1. ^ "El Aguanis - Ricardo Álvarez Lobo". www.elaguanis.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ricardo Álvarez Lobo". periquito.cat. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Ricardo Álvarez Lobo - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Squad of Racing Madrid 1914-15 Campeonato Regional Centro". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Copa del Rey Alfonso 1917". Linguasport. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Squad of Racing Madrid 1918-19 Campeonato Regional Centro". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Squad of Centro 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Centro - Cataluña (3 - 6) 11/05/1916". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Squad of Centro 1923-24 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Cataluña - Centro (3 - 2) 25/02/1924". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  11. ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 14 August 2022.