Ciriaco Errasti

Ciriaco Errasti Suinaga (8 August 1904 – 8 November 1984) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Ciriaco Errasti
Personal information
Full name Ciriaco Errasti Siunaga
Date of birth (1904-08-08)8 August 1904
Place of birth Eibar, Spain
Date of death 8 November 1984(1984-11-08) (aged 80)
Place of death Eibar, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lagun Artea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1925 Eibarresa
1925–1931 Alavés
1931–1936 Real Madrid 61 (0)
1936 Alavés
National team
1930–1936 Spain 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Ciriaco signed with Deportivo Alavés in 1925, from local UD Eibarresa. He was part of the squad that promoted from Segunda División in 1929–30, thus reaching La Liga for the first time ever, then appeared in 16 games out of 18 as the Basque retained their newfound status after finishing eighth.

In the 1931 summer Ciriaco signed with Real Madrid, going on to be regularly played during his five-year spell and winning two national championships and as many Copa del Rey trophies, while forming an effective defensive partnership with former Alavés teammate Jacinto Quincoces; he also missed most of his third season with the Merengues due to injury.[1]

After the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, and having played in 117 official matches with Real Madrid, Ciriaco returned to his hometown and joined former side Alavés, but retired from football shortly after.[1]

International career

Ciriaco gained 14 caps for Spain during six years. His debut came on 1 January 1930 in a 1–0 friendly home win against Czechoslovakia, in Barcelona.[2]

Selected to the squad that appeared in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, Ciriaco appeared against Brazil and the hosts, in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

Life after football / Death

After retiring, Ciriaco continued living in Eibar, and worked for several years in the Banco Guipuzcoano (Bank of Gipuzkoa). He died on 8 November 1984 at the age of 80.[1]

References
  1. Real Madrid biography Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. Ciriaco Errasti Siunaga; at European Football
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