Leonardo Cilaurren

Leonardo Cilaurren

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte
Date of birth	(1912-11-05)5 November 1912
Place of birth	Basurto-Zorrotza, Spain
Date of death
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1931	Arenas Club de Getxo	?	(?)
1931–1939	Athletic Bilbao	105	(5)
1939–1941	River Plate	19	(3)
1941–1943	Peñarol	?	(?)
1943–1945	Real Club España	?	(?)
Total		124	(8)
International career
1931–1935	Spain	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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 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.

International career

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

References

General

• PlayerHistory.com
• (Spanish) BDFA

Specific