Luis Larraza

Luis Larraza
Personal information
Full name Luis Larraza Sesma
Date of birth 1915 (1915)
Place of birth Gipuzkoa, Spain
Date of death (2004-10-08)8 October 2004
Place of death Chile
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vasconia
1935 Donostia 13 (3)
1939–1941 Santiago Morning
1942 Universidad Católica 13 (4)
1943–1945 Santiago National
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Larraza Sesma (1915 – 8 October 2004), known as Larraza, was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Spain and Chile.[1]

Career

Born in Gipuzkoa, Spain, Larraza played for Vasconia before joining Donostia in 1935. He made his debut for Donostia in a 2–0 away loss against Real Madrid on 24 February 1935 in the Spanish Primera División.[2][3]

In 1939, Larraza moved to Chile,[4] where he played in the Chilean Primera División for Santiago Morning, Universidad Católica and Santiago National.[5][6][7]

Personal life and death

Larraza came to Chile in 1939 aboard the SS Winnipeg as a refugee from the Francoist repression. He married Purificación Alberdi Barnechea, also known as Garbiñe Alberdi, who was also of Basque origin.[4] They settled in Chile.[8] Larraza died on 8 October 2004, aged 89.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Larraza - Footballer". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Luis Larraza Sesma". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Luis Larraza Sesma (Real Sociedad)". atotxa.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Etxarri Lizeaga, Joseba (1 December 2004). "Chile y los vascos". Euskaldunak Munduan: Vascos en el Mundo (PDF) (in Spanish). Eusko Jaurlaritza. pp. 159, 225. ISBN 84-457-2251-4. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Colo-Colo 2:2 Santiago Morning - Torneo Nacional 1940". Historia de Colo-Colo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Los españoles que jugaron en el fútbol chileno". Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Morales, Italo (9 August 2015). "La irregular historia de los europeos que jugaron en Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Aprueba contrato de arriendo que indica" (PDF). transparencia.sea.gob.cl (in Spanish). CONAMA. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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