Manuel Anatol
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Anatol Aristegi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 1990 (aged 87) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1926 | Real Unión | – | (–) |
| 1926–1928 | Athletic Bilbao | – | (–) |
| 1928–1929 | Real Madrid | – | (–) |
| 1929–1935 | Racing Paris | – | (–) |
| National team | |||
| 1929–1934 | France | 16 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Manuel Anatol Aristegi[1] (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1990) was a naturalized French professional football player.
Career
Anatol was born in Irun, a town in the Basque Country of Spain. He played for three clubs in the country; hometown club Real Unión, Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.[2] In 1929, Anatol ventured to France and joined Racing Paris.[3] With Racing, he captained the club to the final of the Coupe de France in his second season with the club. In the final, Racing were defeated 3–1 by FC Sète.[4]
Anatol was naturalized as a French citizen in 1929 and made his national team debut on 24 March 1929 in a 2–0 victory over Portugal.[5] He made 15 more appearances with the team and scored his only goal on 23 March 1930 in a 3–3 draw with Switzerland. The goal was scored from 40 metres (44 yd) out.[6]
References
- ↑ Athletic Bilbao profile
- ↑ Cazal, Pierre (1998). L'intégrale De L'équipe De France De Football. p. 397. ISBN 978-2-87691-437-7.
- ↑ Gilles Gauthey, Le football professionnel français, Paris, 1961, p.18. Éditée et diffusée par l'auteur. OCLC 41613347
- ↑ "Finale le 27/04/1930, Colombes (Yves du Manoir)" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "24/03/1929 Equipe de France A – Amical" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "23/03/1930 Equipe de France A – Amical" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2011.