Antonio Bernabéu
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| Full name | Antonio Bernabéu de Yeste | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Almansa, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 July 1967 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1912 | Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Bernabéu de Yeste (19 April 1890 – 1967) was a Spanish lawyer, politician, and footballer[1] who played as a forward for Bologna, which he co-founded in 1909.[2] He served as both the 10th president of the Spanish Football Federation between 1940 and 1941.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Antonio Bernabéu was born on 19 April 1890 in Almansa,[1][2] where his family lived, as the son of Antonia de Yeste Núñez and the lawyer José Bernabéu Ibáñez, administrator of the properties of the Marquis of Villafuerte and the Countess of Montealegre.[1]
Between 1909 and 1912, Bernabéu was a student at the Collegio di Spagna a college for Spanish students at the University of Bologna, Italy.[1][2]
Sporting career
[edit]Football player
[edit]During his stay in Bologna, Bernabéu co-founded Bologna FC, and then played in their first-ever match, thus becoming its first-ever foreign player.[1][2][4][5] He left the team after graduating in law; during his three years there, Bernabéu made 13 appearances and 8 goals for the rossoblù.[2] The data still available today gives him as the goal scorer of the fifth match in Bologna's history (1–4), which was played on 19 February 1911 against Verona.[6]
When he returned to Spain, he became manager of Real Madrid, where his younger brother Santiago was playing, going on to become the most important president in the club's history and to whom the stadium in the city is now named.[2]
President of RFEF
[edit]In 1913, Bernabéu was elected as the secretary of Federación Española de Clubs de Football (FECF), the forerunner of the current Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).[7]
In 1926, Bernabéu was appointed as the 6th president of the RFEF (replacing Julián Olave), a position that he held for one year, until 1927, when Pedro Díez de Rivera replaced him.[3][8] His presidency coincided with the professionalization of football in Spain, which resulted in a variety of complaints from the amateur clubs to the regional federations, who then redirected it to RFEF, so Bernabéu, overwhelmed by the copious paperwork generated by these endless cases and situations, decided to resign with the pretext of some urgent trips abroad.[9]
Political career
[edit]In the 1936 Spanish general election, Bernabéu, a lawyer by profession, was elected deputy for the Albacete constituency for the CEDA party with 75,351 votes.[1][10]
Death
[edit]Bernabéu died in Madrid in July 1967, at 77 years of age.[1]
Honours
[edit]Bologna
- Terza Categoria:
- Winners: 1909–10
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Persona - Bernabéu de Yeste, Antonio (1890-1967)". pares.mcu.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bernabeu Antonio". www.bolognafc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Presidentes de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol" [Presidents of the Royal Spanish Football Federation]. lafutbolteca.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Fondazione del Bologna Foot Ball Club" [Foundation of the Bologna Foot Ball Club]. www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it (in Italian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "110 anni del Bologna: il 9 ottobre le leggende rossoblù sfideranno il Real Madrid Legends nel nome di Antonio Bernabeu" [110 years of Bologna: on October 9th the rossoblù legends will challenge the Real Madrid Legends in the name of Antonio Bernabeu]. www.glieroidelcalcio.com (in Italian). 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Bologna Football Club 1909 - Tutte le partite dei Rossoblù" [Bologna FC 1909 - All the Rossoblù matches]. www.bolognafc.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Futbolerías. La asamblea de este año" [Football notes. The Assembly of this year]. Heraldo de Madrid (in Spanish). Vol. 8, no. 219. 2 June 1913. p. 4. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Presidentes de la RFEF antes de Rubiales: todos los nombres y duración en el cargo" [Presidents of the RFEF before Rubiales: all names and duration in office]. www.marca.com (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Recobrando la verdad histórica: de como la selección B de 1927 es selección A" [Recovering the historical truth: how the 1927 B team is the A team]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Presidentes de la Diputación de Albacete desde el siglo XX" [Presidents of the Provincial Council of Albacete since the 20th century]. web.dipualba.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.