Ricardo Ugalde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Andrés Ugalde Moneo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1877 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorliz, Biscay, Spain | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Athletic Club | 3 | (0) |
| 1902 | Club Bizcaya | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Andrés Ugalde Moneo (5 November 1877 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Bilbao.[1][2]
Playing career[edit]
Bilbao FC[edit]
In the late 1890s, Ugalde became a member of an informal group led by Carlos and Manuel Castellanos, the so-called Bilbao Football Club, the first entity to play football in Bilbao since the disappearance of Club Atleta.[3] Although it was formed in 1896, it was not until 30 November 1900 that the Bilbao Football Club was officially established.[3]
Ugalde was one of the first players of the newly created Basque team, for whom he played a few friendly matches against city rivals Athletic Club in the Hippodrome of Lamiako.[4] For instance, he featured as a midfielder in Bilbao FC's first-ever victory over Athletic on 15 December,[5] thus playing a pivotal role in this historic rivalry that served as one of the drivers of football as a mass phenomenon in Bilbao since their duels aroused great expectation.[4]
Club Bizcaya[edit]
At the beginning of the spring of 1902, Ugalde managed to arrange two friendly matches with the Bordeaux-based side Burdigala,[6] and in order to face them, the two rivals agreed to join the best players of each club in a temporary merge that became known as Club Bizcaya and despite the inclusion of six English from Bilbao FC, Ugalde earned a spot in the starting eleven in Bordeaux on 9 March, the first time a Bilbao team played on foreign territory, helping his side to a 2–0 win.[6][7]
Together with Juan Astorquia, William Dyer, Walter Evans, Ugalde was part of the Bizcaya team that won the first national championship disputed in Spain, the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, the forerunner for the Copa del Rey.[6][8] Although he did not play in the final, Ugalde started in the quarterfinals against RCD Espanyol (5–1) and in the semifinals against New Foot-Ball Club (8–1).[1][6]
Outside football[edit]
In 1898, the 21-year-old Ugalde was among the founders of Sporting Club de Bilbao, becoming the club's member no. 12 by 1902.[9]
The date of his death is unknown.
Honours[edit]
Club Bizcaya
- Copa de la Coronación:
- Winners: 1902
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ugalde - Player: Key not found". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Ugalde, Ricardo Andrés Ugalde Moneo - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "El Club Atleta de los Astilleros del Nervión (1889–1894) y el Athletic Club de Bilbao (1901-)" [The Athletic Club of the Nervión Shipyards (1889–1894) and the Athletic Club of Bilbao (1901-)] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "118 años de la primera rivalidad" [118 years since the first rivalry]. www.aupaathletic.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Bibao FC – Athletic Club (1901)". memoriasdelfutbolvasco.wordpress.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "La Copa de 1902" [The 1902 Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Burdigala VS Athletic Club 03/09/1902". www.athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Squad of Club Vizcaya 1902 Copa de la Coronación". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Eduardo J. Alonso Olea (2003). "Del ya chting a la vela, de los caballitos a la piscina. La sociabilidad de las élites y sus espacios: Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club de Bilbao" [From yachts to sailing, from horseback riding to swimming. The sociability of the elites and their spaces: Club Marítimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club de Bilbao.] (PDF). www.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 24 May 2024.