Serafín Aedo Renieblas, (11 November 1908 – 14 October 1988)[5] was a Spanish international footballer from Baracaldo in the Basque Country who played professionally as a defender in Spain, Mexico and Argentina between 1930 and 1949.

Serafín Aedo
Personal information
Full name Serafín Aedo Renieblas[1]
Date of birth (1908-11-11)11 November 1908
Place of birth Baracaldo, Spain
Date of death 14 October 1988(1988-10-14) (aged 79)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1931 Unión Sport San Vicente ? (0)
1931–1933 Baracaldo CF ? (0)
1933–1936 Real Betis 61[1] (0)
1938–1939 Club Deportivo Euzkadi 10[3] (0)
1939–1942 Club España ? (0)
1942–1943 River Plate[4] ? (0)
1943–1949 Club España ? (0)
Total 71 (0)
International career
1935–1936 Spain 4 (0)
1937–1939 Basque Country 40[3] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Club career edit

In 1930 Aedo joined his first club Union Sport de San Vicente,[6] which played in the third tier of Biscayan football. In 1931 he moved to Baracaldo CF,[6] and then in 1933 to Real Betis where he teamed up for the first time with fellow Basque Pedro Areso. The pair made a formidable defense, helping Betis win La Liga in the 1934-35 season.[1]

It has been claimed that he joined FC Barcelona in 1936, and that due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War he was not able to play an official match for them.[7] However others claim that he never signed for Barcelona and that he remained a player for Real Betis until the outbreak of the civil war.[8] During the 1938-39 season he played for Club Deportivo Euzkadi in the Mexican league.[6] In 1939 he joined Club España, also in Mexico, where he played until his retirement in 1949, except for one year he spent playing for River Plate in Argentina.[6]

After retiring as a player he went on to work as a coach at Club España.[9]

International career edit

Aedo earned 4 caps for the Spanish national side in 1935 and 1936.[1][10] From 1937 to 1939 he was part of the Basque Country national team which toured Europe and the Americas.[8][11]

Other work edit

On retiring from football he opened a shop in Mexico City selling photographic materials,[9] before later becoming an insurance broker.[12]

Personal life edit

He married Miren Anúzita Zubizarreta and had three children, Miren, Jon Andoni and Angel.

His grandchild Jon Andoni Aedo Donohue played for the Mexico U-23 team in the Ponce 1993 Centro American games and won a silver medal.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Aedo: Serafín Aedo Renieblas". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Serafín Aedo Renieblas". pares.mcu.es. Secretaría de Estado de Cultura, España. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Gotzon, Joseba. "Book 3". 100 Años Seleccion Vasca De Futbol 1915-2015. pp. 156–170.
  4. ^ "Serafín Aedo Renieblas". euskomedia.org. Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Aedo". Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b c d "Serafín Aedo". manquepierda.com. Historia Real Betis. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. ^ "serafin aedo". blaugranas.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Serafín Aedo y su marcha del Betis 1936". manquepierda.com. Historia del Real Betis. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Zamora, Gerson. "El Equipo de futbol Euzkadi en Mexico, 1937-1939: in the Biographical section" (PDF). 132.248.9.195/ptb2010. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Aedo, SerafínSerafín Aedo Renieblas". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. ^ "EUZKADI". www.euskomedia.org. Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Entrevista Serafín Aedo 1974". manquepierda.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

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