Antón_Arieta
Antón Arieta
Spanish footballer (1946–2022)
Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra (6 January 1946 – 7 May 2022), known as Arieta, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antón Arieta-Araunabeña Piedra | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-01-06)6 January 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Durango, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 2022(2022-05-07) (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 | |||
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
- "El histórico Antón Arieta fallece a los 76 años de edad" [Death of historic Antón Arieta at the age of 76]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Calvo, J. A. (30 June 1973). "2–0: No tuvo rival serio en el Castellón" [2–0: Castellón were no serious match]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- Cabot, Toni (7 May 2022). "El delantero que memorizaba el apodo de los números de la ONCE" [The forward who knew nicknames of ONCE numbers by heart]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Pardo, Carlos (12 February 1970). "2–0: Volviendo por sus fueros España venció a Alemania" [2–0: Back-on-track Spain beat Germany]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Artetxe, José L. (29 December 2004). "Falleció Eneko Arieta" [Eneko Arieta died]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- "Fallece Anton Arieta, gran goleador rojiblanco" [Death of Anton Arieta, great red-and-white scorer] (in Spanish). Athletic Club. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- Antón Arieta at Athletic Bilbao
- Antón Arieta at BDFutbol
- Antón Arieta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antón Arieta at EU-Football.info