Alberto Machimbarrena


Alberto Machimbarrena Aguirrebengoa is a former Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Biography

During his career he alternated between two clubs: hometown team Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. While he played for Real Madrid he was also studying architecture in Madrid.
He became the leader of Real Madrid, captaining the team which won the Copa del Rey in 1917. He played for Real Madrid in 8 official matches, all of them in the Copa del Rey, and failed to score. For Real Sociedad he played 30 official matches between 1910 and 1922.
After retirement, in 1922, he returned to play some matches for Real Sociedad, which was in need of footballers.
He died prematurely in 1923 in Guadarrama, because of tuberculosis.
In 1925, a statue of Machimbarrena and Sotero Aranguren, was erected at the entrance of the team's dressing room at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Honours

Real Madrid