Leonardo Cilaurren Uriarte (5 November 1912 – 9 December 1969) was a Spanish

Spain

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 international footballer who played professionally as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 in Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico between 1929 and 1945.

Club career

Cilaurren played club football in Spain for Arenas Club de Getxo

Arenas Club de Getxo

Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1914, it currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 1,200-seat capacity.It was among the pioneering...

 and Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

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In 1939 he joined River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

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 where he played 19 times, scoring 3 goals. He then played for CA Peñarol of Uruguay

Uruguay

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 and Real Club España

Real Club España

Real España Club was a football club from Mexico City team that played in Mexican first division. España was one of the most popular teams at the time Romántica of Mexican football. During the Amateur era they won 14 League titles and 4 Mexican Cups...

 of Mexico

Mexico

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 where he was part of the team that won the League title in 1943-44, the Mexican Cup in 1944-45 and two editions of the Mexican Super Cup in 1944 and 1945.

International career

Cilaurren earned 14 caps for the Spanish national side

Spain national football team

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 between 1931 and 1935, and participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup

1934 FIFA World Cup

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