Adolfo Bracero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Bracero García | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 1978 (aged 68) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1929 | Libertad FC | ||
| 1929–1930 | Titán FC Huelva | ||
| 1930–1931 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| 1931–1936 | Sevilla FC | ||
| 1939–1940 | Atlético Aviación | ||
| 1940–1941 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1941–1942 | UD Salamanca | ||
| 1942–1945 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1945–1947 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| 1947–1948 | CD Iliturgi | ||
| 1952–1953 | Real Jaén | ||
| 1953–1954 | Granada CF | ||
| 1955–1956 | CD San Fernando | ||
| 1956–1958 | CD Badajoz | ||
| 1958–1959 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| 1959–1960 | CD Badajoz | ||
| 1961–1962 | UD Salamanca | ||
| 1964–1965 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adolfo Bracero García (22 October 1909 – 30 August 1978) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Atlético Madrid,[1] Real Madrid,[2][3] and Sevilla FC.[4][5] He was the first footballer to play for both Sevilla and Madrid.[6]
He later became a managerial, taking charge of Real Jaén for two years, during which he took them from the Tercera División to La Liga along with a Federation Cup.[7][8]
Playing career
Born in Huelva on 22 October 1909, Bracero began his footballing career in his hometown club Libertad FC in 1926, aged 17, where he quickly established himself as a decisive player, scoring his side's only goal in a 1–1 draw with rivals Gimnástico on 14 August of that year.[9] Bracero went on to play for Titán FC Huelva and Recreativo de Huelva,[7][9] where he played until as late as September 1931.[10] In that same year, the 22-year-old Bracero joined their rivals Sevilla, with whom he played for five years until the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.[5] On 3 February 1935, he started in the first-ever derby against Real Betis in the Top Division, which ended in a 3–0 loss.[11][12] A few months later, he started in the 1935 Spanish Cup final against Sabadell, scoring his side's third goal to seal a 3–0 victory.[12][13][14]
Once the conflict was over, Bracero joined Club Aviación, the future Atlético Madrid, where he was a member of Athletic's historic 1939–40 season, in which the club won the 1939 Campeonato Mancomunado Centro and the 1939–40 La Liga under coach Ricardo Zamora; however, he did not play a major role in these triumphs since he only started two league matches during the season.[1][15] He went on to join Real Madrid, where he again had few chances, playing only three matches for the whites.[2][3] In total, he scored five goals in 18 league matches for Sevilla, Atlético, and Madrid.[5] He thus became the first footballer to play for both Sevilla and Madrid.[6][16]
Bracero played his last football for UD Salamanca and Recreativo de Huelva, where he retired in 1945, aged 36.[7]
Managerial career
After his career as a player ended, Bracero remained linked to Recreativo de Huelva, now as a coach, which he oversaw between 1945 and 1947.[7] He then had a brief stint at the helm of Úbeda and CD Iliturgi in 1947–48.[7] Following a three-year hiatus, he took charge of third division side Real Jaén in 1951, and in his first season at the club, Bracero not only guided them to promotion to the second division,[7][17][18] but also to a triumph at the 1951–52 Copa Federación de España, in which they defeated Orensana 3–1 in the final at the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid.[7][17][19] The promotion match took place against UD Almería on 6 April 1952, which they won by the score of 3–0.[20] In the following season, he guided the club to another promotion, this time to the first division, the club's first and only such season in its history.[7][8] In total, he coached Jaén in 75 games, which puts him in 9th in the club's history.[7][17]
He went on to manage Granada CF (1953–54), CD San Fernando (1955–56), CD Badajoz (1956–58),[7][8] and again Recreativo de Huelva in the 1958–59 season, during which the club won 25 matches, which made Bracero in the most successful Huelva coach in a single campaign, ahead of Salmerén and the Uruguayan Victor Esparrago with 23 each.[21] In the mid-1950s, he played a few matches as a forward for San Fernando and Badajoz, at the ages of 46 and 48.[5] He then coached UD Salamanca (1961–62) and, for the third and last time, Recreativo de Huelva in 1964–65.[7][8]
Honours
As a player
- Sevilla
- Copa del Rey:
- Champions (1): 1935
- Atlético Aviación
As a coach
- Real Jaén
- Segunda División:
- Champions (1): 1952–53
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Adolfo BRACERO Garcia". www.elaguanis.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ a b c d "Bracero". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Los 10 mejores futbolistas que han pasado por el Real Madrid y el Sevilla: Sergio Ramos vuelve al Pizjuán" [The 10 best footballers who have played for Real Madrid and Sevilla: Sergio Ramos returns to Pizjuán]. www.90min.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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- ^ a b c d "Bracero, Adolfo Bracero García - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Historia del equipo Libertad C.F. (y II)" [History of the Libertad CF team (and II)]. www.huelvainformacion.es (in Spanish). 23 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "20 Septiembre 1931: Betis Balompié-3 goals vs. Recreativo Huelva-2". www.manquepierda.com (in Spanish). 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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- ^ "Spain - Cup 1935". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Spanish Cup: Sevilla - CE Sabadell-3-0". sevillafc.es (in Spanish). 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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- ^ "Spain - List of Copa Federación RFEF Finals - 1952". RSSSF. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Todos los épicos ascensos del Real Jaén en un siglo de fútbol" [All the epic promotions of Real Jaén in a century of football]. www.diariojaen.es (in Spanish). 18 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "El récord de Adolfo Bracero, a tiro de cuatro victorias" [Adolfo Bracero's record, within four victories]. www.albiazules.es (in Spanish). 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2025.