Telmo Zarra

Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), known as Telmo Zarra (Basque: [ˈs̻ara], Spanish: [ˈθara]), is a former football player. He has played for Spain national team.

Telmo Zarra
Telmo Zarra, Estadio, 1950-07-29 (376).jpg
Zarra in 1950
Personal information
Full namePedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya
Date of birth(1921-01-20)20 January 1921
Place of birthErandio, Kingdom of Spain
Date of death23 February 2006(2006-02-23) (aged 85)
Place of deathBilbao, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939–1940Erandio20(12)
1940–1955Athletic Bilbao277(251)
1955–1956Indautxu14(3)
1956–1957Barakaldo12(2)
Total323(268)
National team
1945–1951Spain20(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Erandio 1939–40 Segunda División 20 12 0 0 20 12
Athletic Bilbao 1940–41 Primera División 8 5 0 0 8 5
1941–42 Primera División 21 17 8 11 29 28
1942–43 Primera División 17 16 8 8 25 24
1943–44 Primera División 21 12 10 10 31 22
1944–45 Primera División 26 20 9 14 35 34
1945–46 Primera División 18 24 2 0 20 24
1946–47 Primera División 24 33 6 3 30 36
1947–48 Primera División 16 9 0 0 16 9
1948–49 Primera División 26 22 10 9 36 31
1949–50 Primera División 26 24 7 13 33 37
1950–51 Primera División 30 38 6 8 38[1] 49[1]
1951–52 Primera División 5 3 0 0 5 3
1952–53 Primera División 29 24 7 5 36 29
1953–54 Primera División 5 2 1 0 6 2
1954–55 Primera División 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total 278 251 74 81 354[1] 335[1]
Indautxu 1955–56 Segunda División 27 17 0 0 27 17
Barakaldo 1956–57 Segunda División 12 2 0 0 12 2
Career total 337 282 74 81 411 363

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zarra goal.
List of international goals scored by Telmo Zarra
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 May 1945 Riazor, Spain   Portugal 1–1 4–2 Friendly
2 2–1
3 2 March 1947 Dalymount Park, Dublin   Ireland 1–2 2–3 Friendly
4 2–2
5 20 March 1949 Unknown, Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal   Portugal 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6 12 June 1949 Dalymount Park, Dublin   Ireland 1–1 4–1 Friendly
7 3–1
8 2 April 1950 Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain   Portugal 1–0 5–1 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 3–1
10 9 April 1950 Unknown, Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal   Portugal 1–0 2–2 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 25 June 1950 Estádio Vila Capanema, Curitiba, Brazil   United States 3–1 3–1 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
12 29 June 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Chile 2–0 2–0 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
13 2 July 1950 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   England 1–0 1–0 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage
14 16 July 1950 Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil   Sweden 1–3 1–3 1950 FIFA World Cup final stage
15 18 February 1951 Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid, Spain   Switzerland 1–0 6–3 Friendly
16 2–0
17 4–2
18 5–2
19 10 June 1951 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 2–3 3–3 Friendly
20 3–3

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

Individual

  • Pichichi Trophy: 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53
  • Golden Pichichi Trophy: 2003

Decorations

Posthumous dedications

Records

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Includes 2 games, 3 goals and in the Copa Eva Duarte (super cup)
  2. (in es) El busto de Zarra vigila desde lo más alto la cantera de Lezama. 5 December 2005. https://elpais.com/diario/2005/12/05/paisvasco/1133815202_850215.html. Retrieved 3 September 2017.