Guillermo Gorostiza

Guillermo Gorostiza
Gorostiza in 1931
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes
Date of birth (1909-02-15)15 February 1909
Place of birth Santurtzi, Spain
Date of death 23 August 1966(1966-08-23) (aged 57)
Place of death Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Chávarri
Zugazarte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1928 Arenas Getxo
1928–1929 Racing Ferrol
1929–1936 Athletic Bilbao 119 (92)
1939–1940 Athletic Bilbao 21 (14)
1940–1946 Valencia 115 (72)
1946–1947 Barakaldo 20 (14)
1947–1948 Juvencia
1948–1949 Logroñés
Total 275+ (192+)
International career
1930–1941 Spain 19 (2)
Managerial career
1947 Barakaldo
1948–1949 Logroñés (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes (15 February 1909 – 23 August 1966) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In a 14-year professional career, he played for Athletic Bilbao and Valencia, amassing La Liga totals of 255 games and 178 goals and winning 11 major titles with the two teams combined.

Gorostiza appeared for Spain at the 1934 World Cup.