Manuel Yarza (1884 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder who played for Madrid FC (now known as Real Madrid).[1] Along with his brother Joaquín Yarza, he was a historic member of Madrid FC and won the Copa del Rey four times in a row, between 1905 and 1908. Furthermore, he is one of the only players to have reached the Copa del Rey Final six times in a row, doing so between 1905 and 1910 with Madrid FC and Club Español de Madrid.
.jpg) Yarza in 1907 against Club Vizcaya | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Yarza | ||
| Date of birth | 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Pontevedra | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1904 | Moderno FC | ||
| 1904–1908 | Madrid FC | ||
| 1908–1911 | Club Español de Madrid | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vigo as the son of an innovator of the naval industrial sector José Joaquín Yarza Albea, a native of Donostia,[2] he began his career at Moderno FC during the 1903–04 season, but just a few months later the club folded due to financial reasons, and it had to merge with Madrid FC (the merger of the entities briefly known as Madrid-Moderno FC), and he and his brother joined the first team of Madrid, for which he played until 1908. He played a pivotal role in the club's four back-to-back Copa del Rey titles between 1905 and 1908.[3] In the 1908 final, the Yarza brothers were rivals, as Joaquin was now defending the colors of Vigo FC.[4] He stayed loyal to the club until 1908, when he left for Club Español de Madrid, with whom he reached another two cup finals in 1909 and 1910, losing both, the latter thanks to a goal from Remigio Iza.[5]
Honours edit
- Madrid FC
- Campeonato Regional Centro:
- Champions (4): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07 and 1907–08.
- Campeonato Regional Centro:
- Champions (1): 1908–09
References edit
- ^ "Manuel Yarza". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Los Yarza, volcados en mejorar la industria" [The Yarza, focused on improving the industry]. www.lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Las 19 Copas de España del Real Madrid" [The 19 Spanish Cups of Real Madrid]. www.realmadrid.com (in Spanish). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1908". RSSSF. 3 March 2000. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cups 1910". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2022.