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Román Emery (footballer, born 1902)

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Román Emery
Personal information
Full name Román Emery Arocena
Date of birth 1902
Place of birth Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Unknown
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1922 Real Unión
International career
1920 Spain 0 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Román Emery Arocena was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Real Unión and who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Born in 1902 in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Emery began his football career at his hometown club Real Unión in 1907, at the age of 15, and in his first season at the club, he played a crucial role in helping his side win the 1917–18 North Regional Championship, the club's first-ever such title, thus qualifying to the 1918 Copa del Rey, in which he started in the final against Madrid FC, a 2–0 victory.[1][4][5] Emery also started in the 1922 cup final, which ended in a 1–5 loss to FC Barcelona.[1][6]

Two of his brothers, Francisco and Antonio, were also footballers, and all of them played at Real Unión, with the latter initially playing as a winger, but who years later changed his position on the field to that of goalkeeper after the injury of Unión's starting goalkeeper.[5] He is the great-uncle of Unai Emery.[7]

International career

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Emery was a member of the Spanish squad that competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics,[1] being a late replacement for the originally selected Ramón Encinas, who did not obtain leave from work; however, Emery did not travel to Belgium either due to illness,[8] so he failed to feature in a single game as Spain won silver after beating the Netherlands 3–1 in the decisive game.[1]

Honours

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Club

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Real Unión

International

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Spain

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Román Emery". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Emery, Román Emery Arocena - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Román Emery - Player Profile". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Spain - Cup 1918". RSSSF. 8 February 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "El Real Unión ganó su primera Copa tras su unificación" [Real Unión won its first Cup after its unification]. rfef.es (in Spanish). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Spain - Cup 1922". RSSSF. 8 February 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Los milagros de un Sevilla sin gasolina ante Lo Celso y la ancestral organización de Emery" [The miracles of a Sevilla without gasoline against Lo Celso and Emery's ancestral organization]. www.muchodeporte.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ^ "VII. Olympiad Antwerp 1920 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.