Julio Elícegui Explained

Julio Elícegui
Fullname:Julio Antonio Elícegui Cans
Birth Date:1910 12, df=y
Birth Place:Castejón, Spain
Death Place:A Coruña, Spain
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Arin Sport
Youthclubs2:Azkoyen
Youthclubs3:Beasain
Years1:1930–1933
Clubs1:Unión Irún
Caps1:37
Goals1:41
Years2:1933–1940
Clubs2:Athletic Aviación
Caps2:60
Goals2:41
Years3:1940–1943
Clubs3:Deportivo La Coruña
Caps3:36
Goals3:35
Years4:1943–1944
Clubs4:Gimnàstic
Nationalyears1:1933
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:6

Julio Antonio Elícegui Cans (5 December 1910 — 31 August 2001) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Elícegui began his career playing youth football for Arin Sport, Azkoyen and Beasain, before signing for Real Unión in 1930. In 1931, the club changed their name to Unión Irún, as a result of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic and was relegated to the Segunda División at the end of the 1931–32 La Liga season. Elícegui finished the 1932–33 Segunda División season as top scorer, with 30 goals from 18 games, including scoring five for Unión Irún in a 6–0 victory over Castellón on 12 March 1933.[1] [2]

In the summer of 1933, Elícegui signed for Athletic Madrid for 50,000 Ptas, winning promotion from the Segunda División in his first season at the club, scoring 15 league goals in the process. In 1936, Elícegui's career was put on hold, due to the Spanish Civil War, where Elícegui took up a colonel role in northern Spain. In 1939, following the resumption of football, Elícegui remained at Athletic Madrid, now renamed Athletic Aviación, winning the 1939–40 La Liga title.[1] [2]

In 1940, Elícegui joined Segunda División club Deportivo La Coruña, winning promotion back to La Liga in 1941, scoring 26 goals in 18 games. Elícegui remained at the club for two more seasons, joining Gimnàstic for a short spell in 1943, before retiring due to an ankle injury.[1] [2]

International career

On 2 April 1933, Elícegui made his debut for Spain, scoring twice, in a 3–0 win against Portugal. Elícegui scored a hat-trick in his final appearance for Spain on 21 May 1933, in a 13–0 win against Bulgaria.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Elícegui[4]
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
1 2 April 1933 Balaídos, Vigo, Spain align=center 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2 align=center 3–0
3 30 April 1933 Stadion SK Jugoslavija, Belgrade, Yugoslavia align=center 1–0 1–1
4 21 May 1933 Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain align=center 5–0 13–0
5 align=center 6–0
6 align=center 8–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elicegui. BDFutbol. 6 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Julio Antonio Elícegui, el expreso de Irún. Marca. 7 December 2014. 6 November 2020. es.
  3. Web site: National football team player Elícegui. eu-football.info. 6 November 2020.
  4. Web site: National football team player Julio Elícegui . EU-football.info . 3 June 2022.