Cholín
Spanish footballer (1906–1967)
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Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso, nicknamed Cholín, (13 December 1906 – 30 November 1967) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[1] winning his sole international cap in the competition.[2]
Full name
Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso
Date of birth
13 December 1906
Place of birth
Tolosa, Spain
Date of death
30 November 1967 (aged 60)
.jpg) Cholín in 1931 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Tolosa, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 1967 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Granada, Spain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1927 | Tolosa | ||
| 1927–1940 | Real Sociedad | 95+ | (53+) |
| 1940–1942 | Granada | 5+ | (1+) |
| International career | |||
| 1928 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1943–1944 | Alaves | ||
| 1945–1946 | Granada | ||
| 1948–1950 | Granada | ||
| 1950–1951 | Real Jaén | ||
| 1951 | Granada | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
At club level he played for local side Tolosa CF,[3] Real Sociedad – where he scored 53 goals in La Liga and 136 overall, and finished on the losing side in the 1928 Copa del Rey Final – and Granada CF. He later had spells as manager at Deportivo Alavés, Real Jaén and three appointments at Granada, where he settled to live until his death in 1967.[3][4]
