Antonio Bilbao La Vieja

Antonio Bilbao
Bilbao la Vieja covered on
El Gráfico, July 1924.
Full name Antonio Alfredo Bilbao la Vieja y Rosende Mitre
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death January 6, 1980.
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
San Isidro
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1927 (Coach) Argentina

Antonio Bilbao La Vieja (1892-1980) was an Argentine architect and rugby union footballer. He spent his whole sports career at San Isidro.[1][2] And was the coach of the Argentina national team in 1927.[3]

Biography

The San Isidro team of 1922.

Antonio Bilbao was born in Buenos Aires, son of Antonio Gervasio Bilbao and Edelmira Felisa Rosende Mitre, of Creoles origin. Their more remote ancestors were from La Rioja (Spain).[4] He was an important Argentine architect, his first job was to build a great neighborhood park in La Tablada, (Greater Buenos Aires).[5] Bilbao was Assistant Professor of Architecture Theory at University of Buenos Aires.[6] And was member of the Scientific Society Argentina.[7]

Sport career

Bilbao began his sporting career playing in Estudiantes de La Plata. Later he played for San Isidro, club where was captain and coach.[8] He was also head coach of the Argentina national rugby union team.[9]

In the 1950s, Bilbao was part of the executive committee of the Argentine Rugby Union.[10]

Titles

All of them won with the Club Atlético San Isidro:

References

  1. ↑ Revista CASI n° 50, Sep 2008
  2. ↑ El pasado del rugby vive en San Isidro, La Nación
  3. ↑ Cuatro décadas de mística, Diario El Litoral
  4. ↑ Los vascos en la Argentina: familias y protagonismo, Fundación Vasco Argentina "Juan de Garay"
  5. ↑ Revista de arquitectura, Números 1-4;Número 6, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos
  6. ↑ Archivos de la Universidad de Buenos Aires(boletín informativo de la Revista de la universidad), Universidad de Buenos Aires
  7. ↑ Boletín del Museo Social Argentino, Volumen 13, Museo Social Argentino
  8. ↑ Todo es historia, Números 295-300, Todo es Historia
  9. ↑ Genealogías argentinas, Volumen 1, Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo
  10. ↑ Memoria y Balance (PDF), Unión Argentina de Rugby


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