Leonardo Cilaurren

Leonardo Cilaurren
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Cilaurren Uriarte
Date of birth5 November 1912
Place of birthBasurto-Zorrotza, Spain
Date of death9 December 1969 (aged 57)
Place of deathMadrid, Spain
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1929–1931Arenas Club de Getxo?(?)
1931–1939Athletic Bilbao105(5)
1939–1941River Plate19(3)
1941–1943Peñarol?(?)
1943–1945Real Club España?(?)
Total124(8)
National team
1931–1935Spain14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte (5 November 1912 – 9 December 1969) was a Spanish international footballer who played professionally as a midfielder in Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico between 1929 and 1945.

Career

Club career

Cilaurren played club football in Spain for Arenas Club de Getxo and Athletic Bilbao.

In 1939 he joined River Plate where he played 19 times, scoring 3 goals. He then played for CA Peñarol of Uruguay[1] and Real Club España of Mexico where he was part of the team that won the League title in 1943-44, the Mexican Cup in 1944-45 and two editions of the Mexican Super Cup in 1944 and 1945.[2]

International career

Cilaurren earned 14 caps for the Spanish national side between 1931 and 1935, and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

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