José María Laca
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Laca|Salcedo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = José María Laca
| image = File:José María Laca.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = José María Martín Laca Salcedo
| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|9|22|1898|11|11|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1916–1926
| clubs1 = Athletic Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1923–1924
| nationalteam1 = Vizcaya
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1924
| nationalteam2 = Spain
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
José María Martín Laca Salcedo (11 November 1898 – 22 September 1977) was a Spanish footballer who played primarily as a midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j3023.html |title=José María Martín Laca Salcedo - Footballer |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626194210/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j3023.html |url-status=live }} Laca spent his entire 10-year career with Athletic Bilbao, and thus be part of the so-called one-club men group. Laca also earned one cap for the Spain national team in 1924.
Club career
Laca began his career at Athletic Club, and he quickly became one of the club's benchmarks at the time. Together with the likes of Domingo Acedo, José María Belauste and Pichichi, he helped the club win five regional North/Biscay championships and reach three Copa del Rey finals in 1920, 1921 and 1923, winning the latter two. In the 1921 final, he netted twice in a 4–1 win over Athletic Madrid to help Bilbao win the first meeting between the 'two Athletics'.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1921.html |title=Spain - Cup 1921 |date=12 February 2022 |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715211343/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1921.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://copadelrey.rfef.es/historia-del-campeonato-de-espana/1921-el-primer-duelo-entre-atleticos/ |title=El primer duelo entre atléticos |trans-title=The first duel of the Athletics |language=es |website=copadelrey.rfef.es |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803102557/http://copadelrey.rfef.es/historia-del-campeonato-de-espana/1921-el-primer-duelo-entre-atleticos/ |url-status=live }}
International career
With Athletic playing in the local league, he was summoned to play for the Biscay national team, and was a member of the team that participated in the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=497&club=Vizcaya |title=Squad of Vizcaya 1923-24 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias |website=bdfutbol.com |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628193620/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=497&club=Vizcaya |url-status=live }} In the quarter-finals against Asturias on 18 November 1923, Laca scored a goal to help his side to a 4–2 win,{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=497&l=Vizcaya&v=Asturias&d=18%2F11%2F1923 |title=Vizcaya - Asturias (4 - 2) 18/11/1923 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626152826/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=497&l=Vizcaya&v=Asturias&d=18%2F11%2F1923 |url-status=live }} thus reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Catalonia 0–1 due to a goal from Cristóbal Martí.{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |title=La Copa Príncipe de Asturias |trans-title=The Prince of Asturias Cup |language=es |publisher=CIHEFE |author=Vicente Martínez Calatrava |date=17 August 2009 |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414023118/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |url-status=live }}
Laca earned his only international cap for the Spain national team on 9 March 1924, in an friendly against Italy which ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11645 |title=José María Laca |website=EU.football.info |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005184246/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11645 |url-status=live }}
=International goals=
:Biscay's team score listed first, column indicates score after each Laca goal.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row style=text-align:center|1
| 18 November 1923 || San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain || {{flagicon|Asturias}} Asturias || align=center | 2–1 || align=center| 4–2 || 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-final |
Honours
=Club=
- Copa del Rey (2): 1921, 1923; runner-up: 1920.
- North/Biscay Regional Championship (5): 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26
References
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Bilbao
Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers
Category:Spain men's international footballers