Juanito Astorquia, as always, poses with the ball in 1903
Personal information
Full name
Juan Juan Astorquia Landabaso
Date of birth
June 1876
Place of birth
Bilbao, Spain
Date of death
23 October 1905(1905-10-23) (aged 29)
Place of death
Bilbao, Spain
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1901–1902
Athletic Club
1902
Club Bizcaya
3
(3)
1902–1904
Athletic Club
2
(2)
Total
5
(5)
2nd President of Athletic club
In office 1902–1903
Preceded by
Luis Márquez
Succeeded by
Enrique Careaga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Juan José Astorquia Landabaso (June 1876 – 23 October 1905), also known as Juanito Astorquia, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club.[1][2] He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club from Bilbao, having been the fundamental head behind the foundation of the club in 1898 and its official establishment in 1901, and then serving as the club's first captain until 1904 and as its second president between 1902 and 1903.[3][4]
Under Astorquia's leadership, Athletic Club became a dominant team on the national level, captaining the Basque club to triumphs at the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, which was the club's first piece of silverware, and then to two Copa del Rey titles in 1903 and 1904, contributing decisively in all of these victories.[3] A lover of sports, he was also a fan of velocipedism.[4]
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^"Juan Astorquia Landabaso - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ ab"La Polémica. Elecctiones Athletic" [The controversy. Athletic Elections]. servicios.elcorreo.com (in Spanish). 1 June 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ ab"Juan Astorquia, hombre fundamental en los primeros tiempos" [Juan Astorquia, the fundamental man in the early days] (PDF). memoriasclubdeportivodebilbao.blogspot.com (in Spanish). 8 September 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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