Luis José Emilio Hurtado Gaminde (6 April 1892 - Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.[1] He spent all 16 seasons of his playing career with Athletic Bilbao, thus being a historical member of the club and part of the so-called one-club men group. He played a pivotal role in helping the Basque club reach eight Copa del Reys finals, of which he played in seven (missed the 1911 Copa del Rey Final) and won five, including three in a row between 1914 and 1916, which makes him one of the players with the best record of the competition. Although history seems to have blurred the legend of Hurtado, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis José Emilio Hurtado Gaminde | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Biscay, Spain | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1924 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| International career | |||
| 1915-1922 | Basque Country | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Bilbao, he began his career at local club Athletic Bilbao, making his debut on 6 December 1908 in a friendly against Club Ciclista de San Sebastián at the Lamiako Stadium. He was one of the eleven footballers that started for Athletic in the first-ever match played at San Mamésn on 21 August 1913, in a friendly against Racing de Irun.[3] In that game he played alongside Luis María Solaun, with whom he would form a high-level defensive duo for the next four years, and this partnership was crucial in Athletic's three back-to-back Copa del Rey titles between 1914 and 1916, conceding only one goal in those three finals, which came in the 1914 final as a 88th consolation goal to España FC in a 2–1 win.[4] In total, he played in seven Copa del Reys finals (1910, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920 and 1921), winning 5 of them (lost in 1913 and 1920) for a total of 6 titles (he also won the 1911 edition although he did not play in the final), which makes him one of the players with the best record of the competition.[5]
His last meeting with the club was on 30 September 1923, in a friendly against FC Barcelona at Les Corts. Therefore, according to the club's historical archive, he is the third longest-serving footballer in the club (18 seasons) only behind Piru Gainza and José María Belauste and tied with José Ángel Iribar.
International career edit
Like many other Athletic Bilbao players of that time, he played several matches for the 'North' / Basque Country representative team, and in May 1915, he was a member of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[6] With the Basque side he formed a great defensive partnership with Irún's Manuel Carrasco, which only conceded one goal in the whole tournament, and that was to Santiago Bernabéu in a 1–1 draw with a Castille/Madrid XI,[7] a draw that was enough for the Basques to win the cup for the first time.[8]
Honours edit
Club edit
- North Regional Championship:
- Champions (7): 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23 and 1923–24
- Copa del Rey:
International edit
- Basque Country XI
- Prince of Asturias Cup:
- Champions (1):1915
References edit
- ^ "Luis José Emilio Hurtado Gaminde - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Los mimbres de mister Barnes - Athletic Club de Bilbao" [The aces of Mr. Barnes - Athletic Club de Bilbao]. athletic.elcorreo.com (in Spanish). 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Athletic Club VS Racing Irun 21/8/1913". www.athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Athletic Club Website Oficial. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1914". RSSSF. 19 January 2000. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Luis Hurtado - Jugador: Defensa - Athletic Club Website Oficial". www.athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Norte 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Centro - Norte (1 - 1) 14/05/1915". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.