SOCCER PLAYER

Francisco Gamborena

1901 - 1982

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Francisco "Patxi" Gamborena Hernandorena (14 March 1901 – 30 July 1982), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire club career from 1915 to 1934 with Real Unión in his hometown of Irún in the Basque Country, winning the Copa del Rey in 1924 and 1927 before playing in the club's four seasons in La Liga after its formation, followed by two in the Segunda División after relegation (they never returned to the top level). Gamborena made his international debut for Spain on 9 October 1921 in a 2–0 home friendly win over Belgium in Bilbao's Estadio San Mamés. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Gamborena has received more than 17,835 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Gamborena is the 4,785th most popular soccer player (up from 4,815th in 2019), the 1,876th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,811th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Francisco Gamborena ranks 4,785 out of 21,273. Before him are Aloísio Pires Alves, Eric Dier, Atiba Hutchinson, Nelson López, Tim Howard, and Enrique Chazarreta. After him are Mario Haas, Vicente Cantatore, Josip Šimunić, Agustín, Filippo Galli, and Jean Capelle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Francisco Gamborena ranks 321. Before him are Thomas Cooray, Mary Eaton, Modesto Denis, Muhammad Fareed Didi, Pauline Starke, and Francis Chichester. After him are Tibor Serly, Frankie Genaro, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Henrique da Silveira, Gilda Gray, and Shirley Mason. Among people deceased in 1982, Francisco Gamborena ranks 271. Before him are Yury Kazakov, Philip Hall, Václav Mottl, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Virginia Fox, and Celia Johnson. After him are Erwin Casmir, Kim Duk-koo, Dorothy Round, Kenneth Rexroth, Willi Multhaup, and Vivien Merchant.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Gamborena ranks 1,876 out of 3,355. Before him are Álex Angulo (1953), Albert Sánchez Piñol (1965), Juan José Ibarretxe (1957), Miguel Herrán (1996), Pedro López Quintana (1953), and Antonio de la Torre (1968). After him are Agustín (1959), Vicente Amigo (1967), Jordi El Niño Polla (1994), Raúl Tamudo (1977), Sara Carbonero (1984), and Isaac Cuenca (1991).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Francisco Gamborena ranks 363. Before him are Enric Gensana (1936), Albert Luque (1978), Fabián Ruiz (1996), Roberto Fernández Bonillo (1962), Julio Alberto Moreno (1958), and Pablo Sarabia (1992). After him are Agustín (1959), Raúl Tamudo (1977), Isaac Cuenca (1991), Asier Illarramendi (1990), Patricio Arabolaza (1893), and Angeliño (1997).

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