Telmo Zarraonaindía
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| Telmo Zarra | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Telmo Zarraonaindía Montoya | |
| Date of birth | January 30, 1921 | |
| Place of birth | Asúa, Spain | |
| Date of death | February 23, 2006 (aged 85) | |
| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Nickname | Zarra El Señor del Gol (The Lord of the Goal) |
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| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1939-40 1940-55 1955-56 1956-57 |
Erandio Athletic Bilbao SD Indautxu Barakaldo CF |
X (X) 277 (251) X (X) X (X) |
| National team | ||
| 1945-51 | Spain | 20 (20) |
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Telmo Zarraonaindía Montoya (30 January 1921, in Vizcaya, Spain - 23 February 2006, Bilbao), popularly known as Zarra, was a Spanish football player for Athletic Bilbao from 1940 to 1955.
Signing after playing one season for Erandio, he became a prolific goalscorer for Athletic and won the Pichichi award for top-scorer six times. He scored more goals (251) than any other player in Spanish football history. He also holds the record for most goals in a season, when he scored 38 times in 1950 - 1951.
Despite this excellent record, he only played for Spain twenty times. Even so, he still managed to score 20 goals, including four in one historic match when Spain beat Switzerland 6-3 on 18 February 1951. He also scored his country's winning goal against England in the Football World Cup 1950 finals as Spain reached the last four - their best performance in the competition.
After leaving Athletic in 1955, he played for one year with SD Indautxu and another with Barakaldo before retiring.
He died of a heart attack on 24 February, 2006 aged 85 years old. The Zarra Trophy is awarded in his memory.
[edit] Honours
- La Liga - 1942-43
- Copa del Generalísimo - 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1949-50
- Pichichi - 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53
