O'Donell Lorenzo

O'Donell Lorenzo
Personal information
Full name O'Donell Lorenzo Codesido
Date of birth (1910-07-20)20 July 1910
Place of birth Pontevedra, Spain
Date of death 14 September 1979(1979-09-14) (aged 69)
Place of death Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925 Eiriña
1925–1930 Iberia de La Habana
1933–1935 Espanyol 21 (7)
1935–1936 Levante
1936–1938 Eiriña
1939–1940 Celta de Vigo 3 (0)
1940–1941 Alfonso XIII
1941–1942 Vigués
Total 24 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

O'Donell Lorenzo Codesido, better known as O'Donell (20 July 1910 – 14 September 1979), was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Espanyol in the 1930s.

Early life

Born on 20 July 1910 in Pontevedra,[1] O'Donell began playing football with his twin brother Edelmiro and his younger brother Gonzalo on the banks of the Lérez River in Pontevedra and later in some local neighborhood teams.[2]

Career

In the mid-1920s, the brothers joined local club Eiriña, which had been founded just a few earlier, in 1922, and after being invited by some boys from Vilagarcía, they emigrated to Cuba to play for Iberia de La Habana, where they formed a powerful attacking trio, which played a crucial role in helping Iberia win three national championships in 1926, 1928, and 1929.[2][3][4] Even though his brothers returned to Spain in 1930, O'Donell decided to stay in Cuba, and in December 1931, he embarked on a tour of Mexico with Iberia, which was reinforced with Coruña natives, such as Manuel Chorens.[5][6] In June 1930, he boarded the 'SS Maasdam' from the port of Rotterdam.[7]

O'Donell played for Iberia until July 1933,[8] when he returned to Spain to sign for Espanyol, where he coincided with his twin brother Edelmiro, thus becoming known as Edelmiro II.[1][9][10] He remained at the club for two years, from 1933 until 1935, scoring a total of 11 goals in 37 official matches,[1] including 7 goals in 21 La Liga matches.[11] Notably, in the round of 16 of the 1934 Copa del Rey, he and his twin brother had the chance to play against their younger brother Gonzalo, then in Celta de Vigo, which lost to Espanyol 4–5 on aggregate.[2][3]

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, O'Donell returned to Eiriña, where he once again coincided with his brother Edelmiro, and in late 1939, he was among the several players from Eiriña that was signed by Celta de Vigo for their upcoming debut in the top-flight.[3][12] Even though he started in the club's first-ever La Liga match on 3 December 1939, which ended in a 3–2 loss to Real Zaragoza, he went on to only play three league match for Celta that season, plus two more in the Copa del Rey for a total of five, all of which away, thus never playing at Balaídos with the Celta shirt.[3]

O'Donell then played one season at both Alfonso XIII (1940–41) and Vigués (1941–42).[13][14]

Later life and death

After retiring from football, O'Donell, along with his twin brother Edelmiro, ran a watchmaking business in Pontevedra.[3]

O'Donell died on 14 September 1979, at the age of 69.[1]

Honours

Iberia

References

  1. ^ a b c d "O'DONELL Lorenzo Codesido "EDELMIRO II"". www.periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Gonzalito: El trío familiar del Iberia" [Gonzalito: The Iberia family trio]. www.forofameceleste.com (in Spanish). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Grandes y pequeños jugadores del Celta de Vigo: O'Donell Lorenzo" [Great and little Celta de Vigo players: O'Donell Lorenzo]. www.yojugueenelcelta.com (in Spanish). 20 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Mudarse para ser leyenda" [Moving to become a legend]. www.diariodepontevedra.es (in Spanish). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ^ "El Entusiasmo de los Aficionados Fué Grande Para Despedir a Los Futbolistas Que Van Para México" [The Enthusiasm of the Fans Was Great for Saying Goodbye to the Footballers Going to Mexico]. prensahistorica.mcu.es (in Spanish). Diario de la Marina. 9 December 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Perdieron los leones del Iberia su primer encuentro en México" [The lions of Iberia lost their first match in Mexico]. prensahistorica.mcu.es (in Spanish). Diario de la Marina. 21 December 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Departure of the 'SS Maasdam' on 28-06-1933 from the port of Rotterdam". stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Tópicos futbolísticos" [Football topics]. prensahistorica.mcu.es (in Spanish). Diario de la Marina. 29 July 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Edelmiro Lorenzo Codesido". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ^ "El cuadro del Español para la próxima temporada" [The Spanish squad for the next season]. prensahistorica.mcu.es (in Spanish). La correspondencia de Valencia. 9 August 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ^ "O'Donell". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Entrenaron ayer los célticos" [The Celtics trained yesterday]. biblioteca.galiciana.gal (in Spanish). El Pueblo Gallego. 17 November 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Alfonso, 3, Sportivo, 1". biblioteca.galiciana.gal (in Spanish). El Pueblo Gallego. 8 October 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  14. ^ "El Vigués recibe al Santiago" [Vigués hosts Santiago]. biblioteca.galiciana.gal (in Spanish). El Pueblo Gallego. 9 October 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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