Pichichi (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Aranzadi.

Pichichi
Personal information
Full name Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
Date of birth (1892-05-23)23 May 1892
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Date of death 1 March 1922(1922-03-01) (aged 29)
Place of death Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Escolapios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911 Bilbao FC[1][2]
1911–1922 Athletic Bilbao 89 (83[3])
International career
1920 Spain 5 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (23 May 1892 – 1 March 1922), known as Pichichi, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He is known for the Pichichi Trophy named in his honour.

He played for Athletic Bilbao during the 1910s and 1920s.[4] He received his nickname because of his frail build.[5]

  1. ^ "Athletic 4–1 Bilbao FC". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "La General, la mítica grada de San Mamés (1924)" [The General, the mythical stand of San Mamés (1924)] (in Spanish). Memorias del Fútbol Vasco. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Pichichi". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ^ "A LITTLE HISTORY: Rafael Moreno Aranzadi 'Pichichi'". Espangol. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ^ Ramos, Jesús (6 February 2016). "Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, más conocido por Pichichi" [Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, better known as Pichichi]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2016.