| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Olalquiaga Borne | ||
| Date of birth | (1898-08-30)30 August 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Gipuzkoa, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 1990(1990-01-31) (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1923 | Athletic Madrid | ||
| International career | |||
| 1918 | Madrid | 1 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1924–1925 | Athletic Madrid | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ramón Olalquiaga Borne (30 August 1898 – 31 January 1990), sometimes spelled asRamón Olalkiaga, was a Spanishfootballer who played as aforward forAthletic Madrid, and later acoach, engineer and professor ofagronomy.
Born on 30 August 1898 inGipuzkoa to a local veterinarian, Olalquiaga studied Marianist studies inSan Sebastián and later studied agronomic engineering inMadrid.
As a student in Madrid, Olalquiaga joined the ranks ofAtlético Madrid in 1917, aged 19, with whom he played for six years, until 1923.[1][2] Together withSansinenea,Miguel Mieg,Cosme Vázquez andMonchín Triana, he was part of the great Athletic side of the early 20s that won the 1920–21Centro Championship, the club's first-ever piece of silverware, and then reached the1921 Copa del Rey final, which ended in a 4–1 loss toAthletic Bilbao.[3]
As an Atlético Madrid player, Olalquiaga was eligible to play for the'Centro' (Madrid area) representative team], being a member of the team that won thePrince of Asturias Cup in1918, an inter-regional competition organized by theRFEF. In the tournament, he only played the second leg of the decisive tie againstCantabric, and in his only appearance in the competition he managed to imprint his name in the competition's history by netting the two goals that sealed a 3–1 victory that sealed Madrid's second title in a row.[4] With these two goals, he was the top scorer of the tournament alongsideSenén Villaverde and fellow teammateJosé María Sansinenea.
As a coach, he managed Athletic Madrid for one season (1924–25),[5] leading his side to victory in the 1924–25central championship, hence qualifying to the1925 Copa del Rey, where they were eliminated in the semifinals byArenas Club.
Olalquiaga dedicated the latter years of his life to teaching agronomy in Madrid, becoming the author of many scientific works, and even receiving anOrder of Merit in the field of agriculture, fisheries, and food.[6] In October 1955, he was promoted to Chief Engineer of the National Corps of Agricultural Engineers, replacing José Maria Ordóñez Manjarrés.[7] In June 1961, he was released from his position in the board of directors ofProductores de Semillas, S. A.[8]
Olalquiaga died in Madrid on 31 January 1990, at the age of 91.[6]
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