Sabino Bilbao
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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Sabino Bilbao Líbano (11 December 1897 – 20 January 1983) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
Born in Leioa, Biscay, Sabino played six seasons with Athletic Bilbao (1918–24), prior to the creation of La Liga. With the Basque giants he won two Copa del Rey trophies, in 1921 and 1923.
Sabino earned two caps with Spain, representing the nation in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and helping it win silver.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24864 |title=Sabino Bilbao |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 August 2021}} His debut came during the tournament in a 2–1 win against Sweden, being immortalized in the annals of Spanish football due to that match: in the play that led to the 1–1 equalizer, José María Belauste, his teammate also at Athletic, reportedly shouted as he requested the pass: "¡A mí el pelotón, Sabino, que los arrollo!" ("Send me that ball, Sabino, i'll crush them!" in Spanish).[http://elpais.com/diario/2005/12/23/paisvasco/1135370412_850215.html Algo más que un grito (More than a cry)]; El País, 23 December 2005 {{in lang|es}}
Sabino died in Getxo also in his native region on 20 January 1983, at the age of 85.
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|3007}}
- {{databaseOlympics|id=BILBASAB01}}
- {{NFT player|pid=18234}}
- {{FIFA player|293166}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/sabino-1.html Olympic stats]
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Athletic Bilbao footballers
Category:Spain men's international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Spain
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Category:Olympic medalists in football