Manuel Anatol Aristegi[1](8 May 1903 – 17 May 1990) was a naturalized French professionalfootballerand athlete.
 Anatol in 1932 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Anatol Aristegi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun,Spain | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 1990(aged 87) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1922 | Real Unión | ||
| 1922–1923 | Gimnástica Española | ||
| 1923–1926 | Real Unión | ||
| 1926–1928 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1928–1932 | Racing Paris | ||
| 1932–1933 | Athletic Madrid | 7[1] | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Montpellier HSC | ||
| 1934–1935 | Racing Paris | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1934 | France | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editAnatol was born inIrun,a town in theBasque Countryof Spain. Adefender,he played for three clubs in the country; hometown clubReal UniónandAthletic Bilbao.[2]In 1929, Anatol ventured to France and joinedRacing Paris.[3]With Racing, hecaptainedthe club to the final of theCoupe de Francein his second season with the club. Inthe final,Racing were defeated 3–1 byFC Sète.[4]
Initially overlooked due to his Spanish roots (as wasRené Petit), Anatol was naturalised as a French citizen in 1929 and made his national team debut on 24 March 1929 in a 2–0 victory overPortugal.[5]He made 15 more appearances with the team and scored his only goal on 23 March 1930 in a 3–3 draw withSwitzerland.The goal was scored from 40 metres (44 yd) out.[6]He could not take part in the1930 FIFA World Cupdue to being unable to take the required time off work, and was not selected for the France squadfour years later.
Athletics career
editAnatol was also a talentedsprinterwho won the100 metres,200 metres,400 metresand4 × 400 metres relayevents at the1923 editionof theSpanish Athletics Championships;[7]however, as he had documentation as a French national (his father was from theFrench Basque Countryalthough Manuel had lived in Spain all his life up to that point) the wins were awarded to the runners-up instead,[8]and remain as such in the records.[9]He subsequently competed at the1924 Summer Olympicsunder the nameM. A. Aristegui[10]which may have been an administrative error due toSpanish naming customs,or a subtle attempt by him to conceal his identity from either the athletics organisers or the management at his football club. He did not progress past the opening heats of the400 metres event.[11]
References
edit- ^abManuel AnatolatAthletic Bilbao
- ^Cazal, Pierre (1998).L'intégrale De L'équipe De France De Football.Editions First. p. 397.ISBN978-2-87691-437-7.
- ^Gilles Gauthey,Le football professionnel français,Paris, 1961, p. 18. Éditée et diffusée par l'auteur.OCLC41613347
- ^"Finale le 27/04/1930, Colombes (Yves du Manoir)"(in French).French Football Federation.Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2012.Retrieved22 January2011.
- ^"24/03/1929 Equipe de France A – Amical"(in French).French Football Federation.Retrieved22 January2011.
- ^"23/03/1930 Equipe de France A – Amical"(in French).French Football Federation.Retrieved22 January2011.
- ^"Los Campeonatos atléticos de España"[The athletic Championships of Spain].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 17 August 1923.Retrieved26 March2019.
- ^"El atletismo español a través de sus XXV Campeonatos"[Spanish Athletics through its XXV Championships].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 8 June 1946.Retrieved26 March2019.
- ^"Campeonatos de España absolutos al aire libre"[Senior Outdoor Championships in Spain](PDF)(in Spanish).Retrieved26 March2019.
- ^"M. A. Aristegui".IOC.Retrieved26 March2019.
- ^"M. A. Aristegi [requires name search in site]"(in Spanish).Comité Olímpico Español.Retrieved26 March2019.
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