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Bata (footballer)

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSautoand the second or maternal family name isArana.

Bata
Personal information
Full name Agustín Sauto Arana
Date of birth (1908-05-11)11 May 1908
Place of birth Barakaldo,Spain
Date of death 21 August 1986(1986-08-21)(aged 78)
Place of death Valle de Trápaga,Spain
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
San Vicente Barakaldo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Barakaldo
1929–1936 Athletic Bilbao 118 (105)
1938–1942 Barakaldo 42 (18)
1942 Osasuna 0 (0)
1942–1944 Barakaldo 13 (6)
International career
1931 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agustín Sauto Arana(11 May 1908 – 21 August 1986), known asBata,was a Spanishfootballerwho played as astriker.

He spent most of his career withAthletic Bilbao,scoring 208 goals in as many matches across all competitions and winning fourLa Ligachampionships.[1][2] He is the only player to have scored 7 goals against Barcelona in a single match. The goals were scored during the 1930/1931 Laliga season in which Bilbao crushed the Catalans 12-1.

Club career

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Born inBarakaldo,Biscay,Bata started his career at hometown clubBarakaldo CF.His nickname derived from the fact he used to wear an overall (batainSpanish) made by his mother in order to prevent him from staining his better clothes; he was also dubbedElBerthabilbaino(Bilbao's Bertha),El terror deSan Mamés(terror of San Mamés) andEl león enfurecido(raging lion).[3]

Bata signed withAthletic Bilbaoin 1929, and made his professional debut for them on 22 September in a 4–1 win againstDeportivo Alavésfor theBiscay Championship.Inhis first season,he won both theLa LigaandCopa del Reytitles. His first goal in the former competition came on 23 March 1930, in a 4–3 success atAtlético Madrid;[4]he was the focal point of what become a famous forward line at the club, along withJosé Iraragorri,Chirri II,LafuenteandGuillermo Gorostiza.[5][6][7][8]

Bata achieved the same feat of league and cup doublethe following campaign,while also earning thePichichi Trophyhaving scored 27 goals.[9]Seven of those came in Athletic's historic 12–1 defeat ofFC Barcelonaon 18 February 1931,[2]even though some sources only awarded him five and others as many as eight;[10][11]he continued to play regularly until1935–36when he won the championship for a fourth time, but his career was then effectively ended at the age of 28 by the outbreak of theSpanish Civil War.

In the summer of 1938, Bata re-joined Barakaldo, but the competition would only be resumed the following year after the end of the war. He retired at the age of 35 after four seasons inSegunda División,and died on 21 August 1986 at 78 inValle de Trápaga-Trapagaran.[11]

International career

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In spite of his club achievements, Bata won only onecapfor theSpain national team.It happened on 19 April 1931, in afriendlywithItalyplayed inBilbao.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Regional championship Totals Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletic Bilbao 1929–30 La Liga 7 1 5 4 8 7 20 12 [13]
1930–31 17 27 7 10 1 1 25 38 [13]
1931–32 18 12 6 6 8 11 32 29 [13]
1932–33 18 15 9 7 8 15 35 37 [13]
1933–34 17 12 6 7 7 15 30 34 [13]
1934–35 21 16 1 0 12 12 34 28 [13]
1935–36 20 22 4 2 8 6 32 30 [13]
Total 118 105 38 36 52 67 208 208 –
Barakaldo 1938–39 Segunda División 0 0 6 5 6 5 [14]
1939–40 12 3 2 0 14 3 [14]
1940–41 19 7 6 1 17 9 [14]
1941–42 11 8 0 0 11 8 [14]
Total 42 18 14 6 0 0 56 24 –
Osasuna 1941–42 Segunda División 0 0 3 2 3 2 [14]
Barakaldo 1942–43 Segunda División 9 5 2 0 11 5 [14]
1943–44 4 1 0 0 4 1 [14]
Total 13 6 2 0 0 0 15 6 –
Career total 173 129 54 42 52 67 279 238 –

Honours

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Athletic Bilbao

Individual

References

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  1. ^Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (22 November 2014)."Zarra, el rey de la antigüedad"[Zarra, king of old].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved23 May2016.
  2. ^ab"Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – 'Bata'"[Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – 'Bata'].El Correo(in Spanish).Retrieved23 May2016.
  3. ^"Breves y curiosos relatos (II)"[Short fun facts (II)](PDF)(in Spanish). Bilbao.net. August 2004.Retrieved23 May2016.
  4. ^"Athlétic de Madrid, 3 – Athlétic de Bilbao, 4".Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 24 March 1930.Retrieved23 May2016.
  5. ^Salazar, Bernardo (2 March 2016)."Las tres grandes delanteras que hubo en la historia el Athletic"[The three great forward lines in the history of Athletic].Diario AS(in Spanish).Retrieved4 November2018.
  6. ^"History: 1928–1937".Athletic Bilbao.Retrieved4 November2018.
  7. ^García, Montse (12 March 2012)."El 'Abecedario' del fútbol: Guillermo Gorostiza, la bala roja de San Mamés"[The 'ABC' of football: Guillermo Gorostiza, the red bullet of San Mamés] (in Spanish). Fútbol Primera.Retrieved4 November2018.
  8. ^Radnedge, Keir (1 August 1977)."The history of Athletic Bilbao 1898–1936".World Soccer(via In Bed With Maradona).Retrieved4 November2018.
  9. ^abBravo, Luis Javier; Sillipp, Bernhard; Torre, Raúl; Di Maggio, Roberto."Spain – List of Topscorers (" Pichichi ") 1929–2015".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved23 May2016.
  10. ^Ramos, Jesús (18 March 2016)."Bata y los cinco goles al Barça"[Bata and the five goals toBarça].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved23 May2016.
  11. ^ab"Agustín Souto Arana, futbolista"[Agustín Souto Arana, footballer].El País(in Spanish). 23 August 1986.Retrieved23 May2016.
  12. ^"Sobre un campo convertido en lodazal, Italia y España cerraron la lucha con empate a 0 goals"[On mire-like pitch, Italy and Spain ceased hostilities with 0 to 0 draw].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 20 April 1931.Retrieved23 May2016.
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