Félix Sesúmaga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish footballer
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Place of Birth: Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
About Félix Sesúmaga
- Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte (born 12 October 1898 – 24 August 1925) was a Spanish (Basque) footballer during the 1910s and the 1920s.
- Born in Lejona, Vizcaya, he played as a forward for Arenas Club de Getxo, FC Barcelona, Racing de Sama de Langreo, Athletic Bilbao and Spain.
- Sesúmaga won the Copa del Rey three times with three clubs and also played in two successive finals for two clubs.
- In 1920 Sesúmaga was also a member of the very first Selección that played at the Olympic Games in Belgium.
- He scored twice as Spain beat the Netherlands 3–1 in the play-off for the silver medal.
- He played 8 times for Spain, scoring 4 goals between 1920 and 1923.In the 1919 Copa del Rey final, Sesúmaga scored a hat-trick for Arenas Club de Getxo as they beat FC Barcelona 5–2.
- FC Barcelona were impressed enough to sign him and in the 1920 Copa final he helped his new club beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0.
- He was a member of the legendary FC Barcelona team, coached by Jack Greenwell, that also included Paulino Alcántara, Sagibarba, Ricardo Zamora and Josep Samitier.
- During his time at the club he also helped them win three Championat de Catalunya titles.
- After a season at Racing de Sama de Langreo, he joined Athletic Bilbao and won the Copa del Rey for a third time in 1923 when they beat CE Europa 1–0.He died from tuberculosis at the age of 26.
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