Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Durango, Spain | ||
Date of death | 7 May 2022 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Durango, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1964 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1964–1974 | Athletic Bilbao | 261 | (61) |
1974–1976 | Hércules | 44 | (7) |
Total | 305 | (68) | |
International career | |||
1964 | Spain B | 1 | (1) |
1970–1972 | Spain | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra (6 January 1946 – 7 May 2022), known as Arieta, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Durango, Biscay, Arieta played youth football with local Athletic Bilbao. At the age of 18, he was immediately promoted from Lezama into the first team, scoring a career-best 12 goals in the 1964–65 season to help his team to the seventh position in La Liga.
During his ten-year stint at the San Mamés Stadium, Arieta appeared in 358 games in all competitions, netting 83 times. [1] He won two Copa del Rey trophies with his main club, scoring in the 1972–73 edition, won 2–0 against CD Castellón. [2]
In summer 1974, Arieta signed with Hércules CF also of the top division. After only one goal in 12 matches in his second year, he retired at the age of 30. [3]
Arieta earned seven caps for Spain in 23 months. [1] His debut came on 11 February 1970, and he scored two of his four goals for his country in a 2–0 friendly win over West Germany in Seville. [4]
Arieta's older brother, Eneko, was also a footballer and a forward. He too played for Athletic, and as the pair shared teams for two years, they were known as Arieta I and Arieta II. [5]
Arieta died on 7 May 2022, aged 76. [6]
Athletic Bilbao
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Durango, Spain | ||
Date of death | 7 May 2022 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Durango, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1964 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1964–1974 | Athletic Bilbao | 261 | (61) |
1974–1976 | Hércules | 44 | (7) |
Total | 305 | (68) | |
International career | |||
1964 | Spain B | 1 | (1) |
1970–1972 | Spain | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra (6 January 1946 – 7 May 2022), known as Arieta, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Durango, Biscay, Arieta played youth football with local Athletic Bilbao. At the age of 18, he was immediately promoted from Lezama into the first team, scoring a career-best 12 goals in the 1964–65 season to help his team to the seventh position in La Liga.
During his ten-year stint at the San Mamés Stadium, Arieta appeared in 358 games in all competitions, netting 83 times. [1] He won two Copa del Rey trophies with his main club, scoring in the 1972–73 edition, won 2–0 against CD Castellón. [2]
In summer 1974, Arieta signed with Hércules CF also of the top division. After only one goal in 12 matches in his second year, he retired at the age of 30. [3]
Arieta earned seven caps for Spain in 23 months. [1] His debut came on 11 February 1970, and he scored two of his four goals for his country in a 2–0 friendly win over West Germany in Seville. [4]
Arieta's older brother, Eneko, was also a footballer and a forward. He too played for Athletic, and as the pair shared teams for two years, they were known as Arieta I and Arieta II. [5]
Arieta died on 7 May 2022, aged 76. [6]
Athletic Bilbao