Luis Saura del Pan (8 June 1890 – 18 March 1980) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Bilbao and Madrid FC.[1][2] He served as both the 10th president of the Spanish Football Federation between 1940 and 1941,[3] and the 12th president of the National Committee of Referees from 1951 to 1952.[4]
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| Full name | Luis Saura del Pan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 March 1980 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Valencia, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–1909 | Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1910 | Vasconia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1917 | Madrid FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editEarly career
editLuis Saura del Pan was born in Madrid as the son of Pedro Saura y Coronas (1851–1943), a doctor, and Luisa del Pan.[5] He developed a deep interest for football from a young age and became a Real Madrid member in 1905, at the age of 15.[4] However, it was with Athletic Bilbao that he began his football career in 1908, scoring once in the only Copa del Rey match that he played for the club, a 2–4 loss to Club Ciclista in the quarterfinals of the edition.[6]
Saura del Pan then joined Real Sociedad, which participated in the 1910 Copa del Rey under the umbrella of local club Vasconia Sporting Club (since the club was not a year old as the tournament statutes required), and in his first season with the club, Saura del Pan helped the club reach the final, which ended in a 0–1 loss to his former club, Athletic Bilbao, courtesy of a goal from Remigio Iza.[7]
Madrid FC
editSaura del Pan stayed at Madrid FC for five seasons between 1912 and 1917. In his first season in 1912–13, he played only one cup match,[1] starting as a forward in the semifinals against his former club Athletic Bilbao, which ended in another loss, this time by 0–3.[8] In the following season, he scored twice in four matches in the regional championship, and after a two-year hiatus, he returned for the 1916–17 season, playing four cup matches and scoring once,[1] in a 1–3 loss to FC Espanya in the second leg of the semifinals.[9] Saura did not play the subsequent replay, which ended in a 2–2 draw, but then played in the second replay, helping his side to a 1–0 victory, thus reaching the 1917 cup final against Arenas Club. Despite forming an attacking partnership with René Petit and Sotero Aranguren, the match ended in a goalless draw, and he was then not called up for the replay which Madrid won 2–1.[10]
Later life
editDuring the years of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–39), Saura del Pan was a military doctor, national category referee, and secretary of the National Committee of Referees.[11]
In 1940, Saura del Pan was appointed as the 10th president of the Spanish Football Federation (replacing Julián Troncoso), a position that he held for one year until 1941, when he was replaced by Javier Barroso.[3][11][12]
In 1951, the 61-year-old Saura del Pan was appointed as the 12th president of the National Committee of Referees, replacing Pedro Escartín.[4] By the time he reached this position, he had been registered as a Real Madrid member for almost 50 years, since 1905. He held the presidency for one year until 1952, when he was replaced by Arturo Espinosa.[4]
Death
editSaura del Pan died in Valencia on 18 March 1980, at the age of 89.[2]
Honours
editReal Sociedad
Real Madrid
- Copa del Rey:
- Winners: 1917
- ^ as Vasconia.
References
edit- ^ a b c "El Aguanis - Luis SAURA del Pan". www.elaguanis.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Luis Saura del Pan - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Presidentes de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol" [Presidents of the Royal Spanish Football Federation]. lafutbolteca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "La historia arbitral es blanca" [Arbitration history is white] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Don Luis Saura del Pan (1890 - d.) - Genealogy". www.geni.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Ciclista - Athletic Club (4 - 2) 04/04/1909". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cups 1910". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Madrid - Athletic Club (0 - 3) 17/03/1913". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "FC España - Madrid (3 - 1) 08/04/1917". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1917". RSSSF. 3 February 2000. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Federación y árbitros: cómo se elegían a los colegiados durante el franquismo" [Federation and referees: how referees were chosen during the Franco regime]. sport.jotdown.es (in Spanish). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 26 March 2024.