Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Martín Arencibia | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Alquízar, Cuba | ||
Date of death | 28 February 2004 | (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]