José Gandarias
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| Full name | José Gandarias Urquijo | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1904 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 February 1979 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||
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| Madrid FC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 1916 | Madrid FC | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| 1925–1926 | Arenas Club de Getxo | |||||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||
José Gandarias Urquijo (20 March 1904 – 2 February 1979) was a Spanish footballer who played for Arenas Club de Getxo before becoming its president in the late 1920s. Under his presidency, the team was the 1927 Copa del Rey runners-up, but he is best known for being the youngest-ever first-team player in the history of Real Madrid, which he achieved in a friendly in 1916, when he was still a child of 12.
Apart from football, he also practiced regattas, becoming champion of several competitions and founding the Real Club Náutico de Madrid. He had a stable of racehorses and was the person who brought Claudio Carudel to Spain. He also dedicated himself to motorcycling and golf.