Guillermo Gorostiza

Guillermo Gorostiza
Gorostiza in 1931
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes
Date of birth (1909-02-15)15 February 1909
Place of birth Santurtzi, Spain
Date of death 23 August 1966(1966-08-23) (aged 57)
Place of death Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1915-1920 Chávarri
1920-1927 Zugazarte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1928 Arenas Getxo 28 (21)
1928–1929 Racing Ferrol 27 (21)
1929–1936 Athletic Bilbao 119 (107)
1939–1940 Athletic Bilbao 21 (14)
1940–1946 Valencia 115 (72)
1946–1947 Barakaldo 20 (14)
1947–1948 Juvencia 9 (7)
1948–1949 Logroñés 17 (15)
Total 275 (271)
International career
1930–1941 Spain 19 (14)
Managerial career
1947 Barakaldo
1948–1949 Logroñés (player-coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Gorostiza Paredes (15 February 1909 – 23 August 1966) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In a 14-year professional career, he played for Athletic Bilbao and Valencia, amassing La Liga totals of 255 games and 178 goals and winning 11 major titles with the two teams combined.

Gorostiza appeared for Spain at the 1934 World Cup.