Julián Ruete

{{short description|Spanish footballer, manager, referee, and coach}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Julián Ruete

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| office = 5th and 7th President of Atlético Madrid

| term_start = 1912

| term_end = 1919

| predecessor = Ramón de Cárdenas

| successor = Álvaro de Aguilar

| term_start2 = 1921

| term_end2 = 1923

| predecessor2 = Álvaro de Aguilar

| successor2 = Juan Estefanía

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|01|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Kingdom of Spain

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|03|15|1887|01|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Barcelona, Spain

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{{Infobox football biography

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| fullname = Julián Ruete Muniesa

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1904–1909

| clubs1 = Madrid FC

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| years2 = 1909 and 1911

| clubs2 = Athletic Bilbao

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| years3 = 1910

| clubs3 = Atlético Madrid

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| manageryears1 = 1921–1922

| managerclubs1 = Spain (4)

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Julián Ruete Muniesa (29 January 1887 – 15 March 1939){{Cite web|url=http://www.pispate.com/bersach_memoria_historica_rojiblanca-itemap-147-94532-1.htm|title=Bersach, memoria histórica rojiblanca. - Temas de debate e investigación histórica. Dudas y aclaraciones. - Foro del Atlético de Madrid|last=Robin|date=December 25, 2010|website=Pispate|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501115728/http://www.colchonero.com/bersach_memoria_historica_rojiblanca-itemap-147-94532-1.htm|archive-date=1 May 2011|access-date=March 10, 2020}} was a player, referee, coach and football manager in Spain at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also a director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Some of his main achievements was getting the funds for the construction of a new ground for Athletic Madrid (now known as Atlético Madrid), the Campo de O'Donnell in 1913.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.20minutos.es/quefuede/2014/05/22/santuarios-del-deporte-los-campos-de-odonnell-cuando-atleti-y-madrid-vivian-a-un-punado-de-metros-de-distancia/ |title=Los campos de O'Donnell: cuando Atleti y Madrid 'vivían' a un puñado de metros de distancia |trans-title=The Campo de O'Donnels: When Atletico and Madrid "lived" a couple of meters away |language=es |publisher=Santuarios del deporte |date=22 May 2014 |accessdate=21 July 2015}}

Playing career

He was born at the beginning of 1887 in Madrid, a city in which he would develop an extensive career linked to football. Between 1904 and 1910 he was a player, member and secretary of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Football Club (now known as Real Madrid).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ricla.org/cu_variada.htm|title=Julián Ruete Muniesa|website=Ricla.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411213405/http://www.ricla.org/cu_variada.htm|archive-date=11 April 2010|access-date=10 March 2020}} His position was midfielder, but took no part in any of the club's four consecutive Copa del Rey final wins between 1905 and 1908, instead serving as captain of the reserve team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lavidaenrojiblanco.com/Opiniones-Atletico-de-Madrid/La-Atletipedia.-Por-Fernando-Sanchez/Julian-Ruete-un-excepcional-presidente |title=JULIÁN RUETE, AN EXCEPTIONAL PRESIDENT |last=Sánchez |first=Fernando |date=12 November 2009 |website=Lavidaenrojiblanco.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921001414/http://www.lavidaenrojiblanco.com/Opiniones-Atletico-de-Madrid/La-Atletipedia.-Por-Fernando-Sanchez/Julian-Ruete-un-excepcional-presidente |archive-date=21 September 2010|access-date=10 March 2020}} In 1910, he played for Athletic de Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2021/03/06/primera/1615034901_747830.html |title=El día en que Santiago Bernabéu fichó por el Atlético de Madrid |trans-title=The day Santiago Bernabéu signed for Atlético de Madrid |language=Spanish |website=as.com |date=6 March 2021 |access-date=21 July 2022 }} He also played for Athletic Bilbao, featuring in one Copa del Rey match in 1909 and another in 1911.{{Cite web |url=https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/players/julian-ruete-muniesa |title=Julián Ruete |website=www.athletic-club.eus |access-date=21 July 2022 }}

Club presidency

In 1912, he was elected President of Athletic de Madrid for the first time, a position he held initially until 1919. During his tenure he oversaw the move to a new ground, the Campo de O'Donnell in 1913.

Two years after leaving the presidency, in 1921 he was elected again, remaining in office until 1923. In this second term, the club made very important advances such as the construction of a more advanced new stadium, the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, becoming independent from their original parent club Athletic Bilbao, and winning the Centro Championship for the first time in 1920-21, thus participating in the Copa del Rey for the first time, where they unexpectedly, but convincingly defeated Real Unión in the semi-finals, but then lost the final to their 'cousins' from Bilbao.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1921.html |title=Spain - Cup 1921 |date=12 February 2022 |website=RSSSF |accessdate=21 July 2022 }}

Refereeing career

In addition to his relationship with Atlético Madrid, Ruete went much further in his relationship with the world of football. He was a football referee, being among the 5 men who established the College of Referees of the Central Regional Federation on 15 April 1914, which was the first College of Referees in Spain. Together with the likes of Manuel Prast and José Manuel Kindelán, Ruete was a member of the College's first constitution, serving as its first Secretary. However, he resigned from the position just a few weeks later, on 19 May, to become one of the first category referees.{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2014/04/en-el-centenario-del-colegio-regional-del-centro-de-arbitros-despues-colegio-castellano-y-comite-madrileno/ |title=En el Centenario del Colegio Regional del Centro de Árbitros; después Colegio Castellano y Comité Madrileño |trans-title=On the Centenary of the Regional College of the Center for Referees; after the Castilian College and the Madrid Committee |language=es |publisher=CIHEFE - Cuardenos de Fútbol |access-date=21 July 2022}}

As a referee, he oversaw the first game of the Prince of Asturias Cup, an official inter-regional football competition contested by the regional selections of Spain. The game was held at the Campo de O'Donnell on 10 May 1915, between the teams of Centro (a Castile/Madrid XI) and Catalonia, ending in a 2-1 win to the Catalans.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=935&l=Centro&v=Catalu%C3%B1a&d=10%2F05%2F1915 |title=Centro - Cataluña (1 - 2) 10/05/1915 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=21 July 2022}} He also refereed the final of the 1917 Prince of Asturias Cup between Madrid and Catalonia, this time ending in a controversial win to Madrid, because in the 70th minute, with the score already at 2-0, the Catalan side had a goal disallowed in the 70th minute for having scored directly from a corner kick, a circumstance not allowed at the time, and this event led Ruete to send off a visiting player due to the protests, to which the Catalan team left the match in protest.{{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=21 July 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 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=941&l=Centro&v=Catalu%C3%B1a&d=15%2F05%2F1917 |title=Centro - Cataluña (2 - 0) 15/05/1917 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=21 July 2022}}