Eduardo María Montejo Aristegui (15 August 1879 – 14 April 1962) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club.[1] Although little has been recorded of his life, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club, being among the 7 founders of the club in 1898, and then serving the club as a forward, netting a goal in the 1903 Copa del Rey Final, which was the club's first-ever official title.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo María Montejo Aristegui | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Deusto, Biscay | ||
| Date of death | 14 April 1962 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1904 | Athletic Club | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBorn in Biscay, Montejo was one of the 7 students belonging to the Gymnasium Zamacois who founded the Athletic Club in 1898.[3] Although the club was founded in 1898, Athletic was not officially established until 5 September 1901, in the infamous meeting held in the Café García, in which Montejo was one of the 33 socios (co-founders) of the club.[4]
He then become one of the first footballers of the newly formed Athletic Club, playing as a forward. Together with Juan Astorquia, Alejandro de la Sota, Armand Cazeaux and Walter Evans, he was part of the team that won the first-ever Copa del Rey in 1903, in which Montejo contributed with the equaliser to level it at 2–2 in an eventual 3–2 comeback win over Madrid FC in the final.[5] In the 1904 Copa del Rey Final, Athletic were declared winners again without playing a match after their opponents failed to turn up.[6]
Honours
edit- Copa del Rey: 1903 and 1904
References
edit- ^ "Eduardo María Montejo Aristegui - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Eduardo Montejo". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "La historia del Athletic en 10 momentos" [The history of Athletic in 10 moments]. www.marca.com. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Orígenes del Athletic" [Origins of Athletic] (in Spanish). 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1903". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1904". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.