Francisco Gárate

Francisco Gárate
Personal information
Full name Francisco Gárate Bergareche
Birth name Francisco Garate Bergaretxe
Date of birth (1907-01-11)11 January 1907
Place of birth Durango, Spain
Date of death 25 September 1986(1986-09-25) (aged 79)
Place of death Durango, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Cultural Durango
1934–1936 Athletic Bilbao 20 (8)
1938–1939 Deportivo Alavés
1939–1946 Athletic Bilbao 84 (37)
1947–1948 Cultural Durango
Total 104 (45)
Managerial career
1948–1949 Barakaldo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Gárate Bergareche (11 January 1907 – 27 September 1986) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Bilbao in the early 1940s.

Playing career

Born in the Biscayan town of Durango on 11 January 1907, Gárate began his career at his hometown club Cultural Durango in 1934, aged 17.[1] He was soon signed by Athletic Bilbao, making his official debut with the first team on 21 October 1934, in a Biscay Championship match against Arenas de Getxo, helping his side to a 5–2 win.[2][3] Together with Bata, Hermenegildo Elices, and Guillermo Gorostiza, he played a crucial role in the Bilbao team that won the 1935–36 La Liga, scoring 8 goals in 20 La Liga matches.[4] His career was then interrupted by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, in which he joined the Naval, where he briefly played for Deportivo Alavés in the 1938–39 season,[5] as well as one friendly for Barcelona against Espanyol on 11 July 1939.[1]

In 1939, Gárate returned to Athletic Bilbao, helping his side win the 1942–43 La Liga, and a three-peat of Copa del Rey titles between 1943 and 1945,[6] although he only started in the latter final, helping his side to a 3–2 victory over Valencia.[7] In total, he scored 57 goals in 135 official matches for Athletic,[2][6] including 45 goals in 104 La Liga matches.[3]

Having married in August 1943, Gárate also enjoyed hunting, but he ended up contracting tuberculosis after getting soaked during a storm, which forced him to retire.[8] He managed to recover, however, announcing his return in September 1944, and playing with Athletic for a further two years, until 1946.[8] Later that year, on 22 December, Athletic organized a friendly at the San Mamés to benefit both Gárate and José María Echevarría, a fellow Athletic who had also been struggling with tuberculosis, but the match ultimately did not took place.[8] The following year, however, on 22 June 1947, he was the subject of a tribute match held at the San Fausto field in Durango.[8] During the 1947–48 season, he played 10 matches in the Tercera División with Cultural Durango.[5]

Managerial career

After retiring, Gárate briefly worked as a manager, leading Barakaldo in the 1948–49 season.[9]

Death

Gárate died in Durango on 27 September 1986, at the age of 79.[1]

Honours

[6]

Athletic Bilbao

References

  1. ^ a b c "Francisco Gárate Bergareche stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Garate - Player: Forward". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Garate". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Squad of Athletic Club 1935-36 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Gárate, Francisco Gárate Bergareche - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "GARATE BERGARETXE, Francisco". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Spain - Cup 1945". RSSSF. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "San Mamés, 22 de diciembre de 1946: El partido fantasma a beneficio de los exjugadores rojiblancos José María Echevarría Ayestarán y Francisco Gárate Bergareche" [San Mamés, 22 December 1946: The ghost match to benefit former red-and-white players José María Echevarría Ayestarán and Francisco Gárate Bergareche]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Gárate, Francisco Gárate Bergareche - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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