Adrián Escudero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Escudero García | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 7 March 2011 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banco Hispano Americano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | Mediodía | ||
| 1945–1958 | Atlético Madrid | 287 | (150) |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Spain B | 1 | (1) |
| 1952–1956 | Spain | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1967–1968 | Badajoz | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Adrián Escudero García (24 November 1927 – 7 March 2011) was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
He was the all-time leading goalscorer for Atlético Madrid with 170 goals, having appeared for the club in 13 La Liga seasons and played in more than 350 official games.
Club career
Escudero arrived at Atlético Madrid in late 1945, from local amateurs Club Deportivo Mediodía. He ended his first season in La Liga with ten games and two goals, but scored in double digits in eight of the following ten campaigns, most notably contributing with 28 goals combined as the Colchoneros won back-to-back national championships in the early 1950s.
On 8 March 1953, Escudero scored Atlético's 1000th goal in the top division, in a 2–3 away loss against Celta de Vigo, through a penalty kick.[1] At the end of 1957–58 he did not have his contract renewed and decided to retire from football, aged only 30.
Escudero continued working with Atlético Madrid in the following years, first as youth team coach then as assistant manager. After the sacking of Rafael García Repullo (his former teammate) early into the 1963–64 season, he was an interim for one round, a 1–2 loss at Valencia CF on 29 December 1963.
Escudero died on 7 March 2011 in his hometown of Madrid, at the age of 83.[1]
International career
Escudero gained three caps for Spain in three 1/2 years, his debut coming on 7 December 1952 in a friendly with Argentina, played in Madrid (0–1 loss).
In his only official appearance, on 17 March 1954, he scored against Turkey for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – the third playoff match ended 2–2 in Rome, and the Spaniards were eliminated after a drawing of lots.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 March 1954 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy |  Turkey | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1954 World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 1949–50, 1950–51
- Copa Eva Duarte: 1951
- Copa del Generalísimo: Runner-up 1956
References
External links
- Adrián Escudero profile at BDFutbol
- Adrián Escudero manager profile at BDFutbol
- National team data (Spanish)
- Adrián Escudero at National-Football-Teams.com
- Adrián Escudero – FIFA competition record
- Biography at La Vida en Rojiblanco (Spanish)