Marcelino Agirrezabala Explained

Chirri I
Fullname:Jorge Marcelino Agirrezabala Ibarbia
Birth Date:29 March 1902
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
Death Place:Bilbao, Spain
Years1:1919–1927
Clubs1:Athletic Bilbao
Years2:1927–1928
Clubs2:Erandio
Nationalyears1:1924–1925
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Jorge Marcelino Agirrezabala Ibarbia, nicknamed Chirri I (29 March 1902  - 31 May 1975) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He competed for Spain in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

At club level, he played for Athletic Bilbao for seven seasons in the era prior to the introduction of La Liga; he won the Copa del Rey in 1923, as well as several editions of the regional Biscay Championship.

His younger brother Ignacio, known as Chirri II, also played for Athletic Bilbao and Spain;[3] the siblings both played in one friendly match but never took the field together in a competitive fixture.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Marcelino Agirrezabala Olympic Results . 5 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213053813/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/chirri-1.html . 13 December 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Marcelino Agirrezabala . Olympedia . 26 August 2021.
  3. Web site: "Chirri II", el cerebro de las medias caídas . "Chirri II", the brain in the rolled-down socks . es . . 1 May 2004. 4 November 2018.