Francisco Arencibia

Francisco Arencibia
Personal information
Full name Francisco Martín Arencibia
Date of birth (1912-12-28)28 December 1912
Place of birth Alquízar, Cuba
Date of death 28 February 2004(2004-02-28) (aged 91)
Place of death Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
CD Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1935 CD Tenerife
1935–1936 Atlético Madrid 9 (5)
1939–1947 Atlético Aviación 104 (37)
1947–1949 Granada CF 81 (58)
1950–1951 CD Tenerife goals5 =
International career
1942 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
1949–1950 UD Las Palmas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Martín Arencibia (28 December 1912 – 28 February 2004), also known as Pancho Arencibia, was a Cuban-Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Madrid and Granada CF.[1][2][3] As a player he was a member of what many consider to be the best Deportivo de Tenerife side in its history and then won two league titles for Atlético Aviación.[4] After he retired, he became the very first manager of UD Las Palmas in 1949.[4]

  1. ^ "Arencibia (Francisco Martín Arencibia) - Infoatleti". www.infoatleti.es. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Francisco Martín Arencibia - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Francisco Arencibia". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "ARENCIBIA: El "divino calvo"" [ARENCIBIA: The "divine bald man"]. www.historiadelfutbolcanario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2024.