Felix Sesumaga Ugarte ( Spanish: Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte ; October 12, 1898 - August 23, 1925 [1] ) - Spanish footballer , striker . Player of the Spanish national team of the early 20s of the XX century, silver medalist of the 1920 Olympic Games.
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| Full name | Felix Sesumaga Ugarte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | October 12, 1898 Lejona , Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is dead | August 23, 1925 (26 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Felix Sesumaga was born in the Lamiaco quarter in the city of Lehona in the Basque Country on April 12, 1898. His first club was Arenas from Getcho , where he began playing in 1916. Playing as a striker, he twice reached the King’s Cup final in 1917 and 1919, in the latter case he scored three goals for Barcelona , and his team won 5-2, winning their only Cup in history. His game spurred Barcelona to buy a striker that same year. He became part of the legendary Barcelona, a team in which such players as Paulino Alcantara , Sagibarba , Ricardo Zamora and Josep Samiter played under the leadership of Jack Greenwell . With Barca, Cesumara reaches the final of the Spanish Cup, where Barcelona confidently outplayed Athletic 2-0, and Cesumara became the second player to win the Cup twice in a row with different teams, and won 3 Catalan Cup.
In the summer of 1920, he goes to the Olympic Games in Antwerp .
In the summer of 1921, Sesumaga left Barcelona and transferred to the Asturian Racing from Sama , where he became a playing coach. But Sesumaga can only play friendly matches with Asturians, because of a federal order prohibiting playing in official tournaments. During this period, he is called up to the Spanish national team, becoming a unique player in the national team, but not eligible to play for the club.
In 1922, he transferred to Athletic from Bilbao . With the Basque club, he won the King’s Cup for the third time in 1923. Then he goes to Arenas (Getcho) , where he ends his career by playing twice in the final of the Spanish Cup.
In the national team, Sesumaga made his debut on August 28, 1920 in a match with Denmark at the Olympics, where Spain won 1-0. In total, he plays 4 matches in the tournament, scoring 4 goals in them, two against the gates of Italy and the Netherlands and winning silver medals of the championship. In total, he played 8 matches in the national team, scoring 4 goals. Sesumaga spent the last game on February 4, 1923 with Belgium. He died at the age of 27 from tuberculosis.
Notes
- ↑ Often there are other data on the date of death, this is due to the fact that the facts of the biography of Felix Sesumagi and his brothers, who also played football, were confused.