Eduardo Ordóñez
Eduardo Ordóñez Munguira (13 October 1908 – 16 March 1969) was a Puerto Rican footballer who is last known to have played as a midfielder for Atlético Madrid,[1] in addition to having been a Puerto Rican baritone.
Biography[edit]
Ordóñez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2]
Eduardo Ordóñez debuted as a professional footballer in 1926 with the Real Madrid Football Club, where after playing a single season with a presence in the Regional Central Championship and the Spanish Copa Championship, he went to the Athletic in Madrid at the age of 19,[3] where he became the first Puerto Rican footballer to play the Spanish league, after establishing himself in the 1928-29 season.[4] After five years at the club he again went to Madrid Football Club, which lost his monarchical allusion after the establishment of the Second Republic. Again, he only played one season with the whites (three games), and in 1933 he returned to Athletic Madrid to retire as a footballer in 1935.
When he retired from football, he focused on his other great passion, opera. He debuted as a baritone in Bilbao on 1 January 1941. Eduardo Ordóñez's success was apotheosic and the criticism of the time praised the performance of the baritone mattress for possessing a beautiful voice and being a consummate actor. Thus began a brilliant operatic work. In 1959 he was chosen to train the Puerto Rico football team for the VIII Central American and Caribbean Games.
Eduardo Ordóñez died in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 16, 1969 at the age of 58.
Statistics[edit]
Clubs[edit]
| Club | Country | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid F. C. |  Spain
|
1926-27 | 8 | 1 |
| Athletic de Madrid | Spain
|
1927-32 | 117 | 8 |
| Madrid F. C. | Spain
|
1932-33 | 3 | 0 |
| Athletic de Madrid | Spain
|
1933-35 | 28 | 0 |
Coach[edit]
| Club | Country | year |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico
|
1959-60 |
Post-playing career[edit]
After retiring from professional football, Ordóñez worked as an opera baritone.[5]
Death[edit]
Ordóñez died in 1969.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Ordóñez was Puerto Rican of Spanish descent.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Eduardo Ordóñez, el recambio de Gaspar Rubio". Marca (in Spanish). 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Subirán, Jordi (27 January 2019). "El único puertorriqueño". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Eduardo Ordoñez: Puertorriqueño que jugó en Madrid". El Huracan Azul PR (in Spanish). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Eduardo Ordoñez: El multifacético medio centro del Atlético de Madrid". futbolboricua.co (in Spanish). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Guijarro, Miguel Ángel (26 April 2005). "Barítono Rojiblanco". Mundo Deportivo (Archived) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Jusino, Edwin (10 September 2020). "El fútbol de Puerto Rico tiene una figura como Clemente". futboloricua.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "eduardo ordóñez munguira, el medio centro sindicalista". Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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External links[edit]
- Eduardo Ordóñez at FootballDatabase.eu
- Eduardo Ordóñez at WorldFootball.net
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