José Mariano Arrate Esnaola (12 August 1892[note 1] – 24 December 1963) was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He was a member of the Spanish team which won the silver medal in the football tournament.[3][4]


Mariano Arrate with the Spain National Team in 1923
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition

He was born and died in San Sebastián,[5] and worked as a crane driver in the city's docks. He played for Luchana from 1908 to 1909, San Sebastián (later Real Sociedad B) from 1909 to 1911, and Real Sociedad from 1911 to 1924.[6] He featured on the losing side in the 1913 UECF Copa del Rey Final (lost to FC Barcelona after two replays) and played alongside two younger brothers, Amador and José Miguel, in both legs of a 1919 Copa del Rey quarter-final loss to the same opposition.[7]

In addition to six official caps for Spain between 1920 and 1923, Arrate also took part in the national team's first unofficial game in 1913, a 1–1 draw with France.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources state that he was born on 5 October 1896.

References

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  1. ^ Mariano Arrate at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariano Arrate". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Mariano Arrate". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ El inagotable Mariano Arrate [The inexhaustible Mariano Arrate], La Roja en el Olimpo
  5. ^ "Mariano Arrate". National Football Teams.
  6. ^ Mariano Arrate Esnaola, Atotxa.org
  7. ^ Real Sociedad 1–3 FC Barcelona, BDFutbol
  8. ^ "El primer partido de la Selección Española de Fútbol" [The first game of the Spanish Football Team] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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