Antonio Bilbao La Vieja
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| Bilbao la Vieja covered on El Gráfico, July 1924. | |||
| Full name | Antonio Alfredo Bilbao la Vieja y Rosende Mitre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | January 6, 1980. | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| San Isidro | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1927 (Coach) | Argentina | ||
Antonio Bilbao La Vieja (1892-1980) was an Argentine architect and rugby union footballer. He spent his whole sports career at San Isidro.[1][2] And was the coach of the Argentina national team in 1927.[3]
Biography
Antonio Bilbao was born in Buenos Aires, son of Antonio Gervasio Bilbao and Edelmira Felisa Rosende Mitre, of Creoles origin. Their more remote ancestors were from La Rioja (Spain).[4] He was an important Argentine architect, his first job was to build a great neighborhood park in La Tablada, (Greater Buenos Aires).[5] Bilbao was Assistant Professor of Architecture Theory at University of Buenos Aires.[6] And was member of the Scientific Society Argentina.[7]
Sport career
Bilbao began his sporting career playing in Estudiantes de La Plata. Later he played for San Isidro, club where was captain and coach.[8] He was also head coach of the Argentina national rugby union team.[9]
In the 1950s, Bilbao was part of the executive committee of the Argentine Rugby Union.[10]
Titles
All of them won with the Club Atlético San Isidro:
- Torneo de la URBA (15): 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934
References
- ↑ Revista CASI n° 50, Sep 2008
- ↑ El pasado del rugby vive en San Isidro, La Nación
- ↑ Cuatro décadas de mística, Diario El Litoral
- ↑ Los vascos en la Argentina: familias y protagonismo, Fundación Vasco Argentina "Juan de Garay"
- ↑ Revista de arquitectura, Números 1-4;Número 6, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos
- ↑ Archivos de la Universidad de Buenos Aires(boletín informativo de la Revista de la universidad), Universidad de Buenos Aires
- ↑ Boletín del Museo Social Argentino, Volumen 13, Museo Social Argentino
- ↑ Todo es historia, Números 295-300, Todo es Historia
- ↑ Genealogías argentinas, Volumen 1, Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo
- ↑ Memoria y Balance (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby