Pichichi (footballer)

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.