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Telmo Zarra

1921 - 2006

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Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), known as Telmo Zarra (Basque: [ˈs̻ara], Spanish: [ˈθara]), was a Spanish football forward. He spent the majority of his career at Athletic Bilbao, from 1940 to 1955, for whom he remains the top scorer in competitive matches with 335 goals. Zarra signed for Athletic after playing one season for Erandio. He became a prolific goalscorer in his 15 seasons at the club, winning the Pichichi Trophy as the highest scorer in La Liga on six occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Telmo Zarra is the 175th most popular soccer player (up from 181st in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Spain (up from 297th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Telmo Zarra is most famous for being the first player to score 50 goals in La Liga.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Telmo Zarra ranks 175 out of 21,273. Before him are Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Lewandowski, Miroslav Klose, Pepe, Masao Uchino, and Takashi Furukawa. After him are Arie Haan, Didier Drogba, Takashi Takabayashi, Luis Monti, Teiichi Matsumaru, and Denis Law.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Telmo Zarra ranks 56. Before him are James Jones, Abdul Salam Arif, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gérard Debreu, Yitzhak Navon, and Jack Steinberger. After him are Zdeněk Miler, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Harald Quandt, Nexhmije Hoxha, Dobrica Ćosić, and Zizinho. Among people deceased in 2006, Telmo Zarra ranks 41. Before him are Paul Mauriat, Alida Valli, Clifford Geertz, Seymour Martin Lipset, Claude Jade, and Romano Mussolini. After him are Markus Wolf, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Steve Irwin, Zoia Ceaușescu, Karel Appel, and Ed Bradley.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Telmo Zarra ranks 274 out of 3,355. Before him are Andrés Segovia (1893), Huneric (450), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Tito Vilanova (1968), and John of Ávila (1500). After him are Joan Laporta (1962), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Luis de la Fuente (1961), and Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (1782).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Telmo Zarra ranks 10. Before him are Francisco Gento (1933), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Raúl (1977), Xavi (1980), Xabi Alonso (1981), and Miguel Muñoz (1922). After him are Ernesto Valverde (1964), Iker Casillas (1981), Carles Rexach (1947), Pedro Cea (1900), Carles Puyol (1978), and Sergio Ramos (1986).

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