Enrique Careaga

Enrique Careaga
Personal information
Full name Enrique Timoteo González de Careaga y Bishop
Date of birth (1872-03-19)19 March 1872
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Date of death 8 May 1936(1936-05-08) (aged 64)
Place of death Mexico
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Bilbao FC
1902 Bizcaya
3rd President of Athletic Bilbao
In office
1903–1906
Preceded byJuan Astorquia
Succeeded byRamón de Aras Jáuregui
3rd President of Real Sporting Club
In office
1902–1904
Preceded byPedro Laiseca
Succeeded bySantiago Martínez de las Rivas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Enrique Timoteo González de Careaga y Bishop (19 March 1872 – 5 May 1936) was a Spanish engineer and footballer who played as a defender for Club Bizcaya, with whom he won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación. He then served as the 3rd president of Athletic Bilbao between 1903 and 1906. Under his presidency, the club officially absorbed their city rivals, Bilbao FC, and won its first two Copa del Reys titles.

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