Ricardo Naveda Explained

Ricardo Eduardo Naveda de la Puente (23 April 1899 – May 1981), was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club de Madrid and Racing de Santander.^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Born in Cantabria, he moved to Madrid as a child, where he began to play football. At only 17 years of age, he joined Athletic Club de Madrid in 1916, with whom he played for 4 seasons, forming a great defensive line with José Luis de Goyarrola and Adolfo Álvarez-Buylla, as well as featuring alongside the likes of Pagaza, Juan de Cárcer, Sócrates Quintana and the Villaverde brothers (Fernando and Senén).^[3] In 1920, he returned to Cantabria, where he signed for Racing de Santander, with whom he played for 7 years until he retired in 1927, winning five Cantabrian Championship in a row between 1922 and 1927.

International career

As an Athletic Madrid player, he was a member of the Madrid national side, captained by José María Castell, that also included, Joaquín Pascual, Sócrates Quintana, Miguel Mieg, José Agüero and Saturno Villaverde, which against all odds, claimed the trophy in the 1917 Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.^{[4] [5]} In the tournament, he formed a partnership with his fellow Athletic teammates Goyarrola and Buylla.

When he joined Racing de Santander, he become eligible to play for the Cantabria national team, and he was one of the eleven footballers that played in the team's first-ever game on 9 March 1924, which ended in a 3–0 win over Aragon.^[6]

Honours

Club

Racing de Santander

• Cantabrian Championship
  • Champions (5): 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 and 1926–27

International

Madrid

• Prince of Asturias Cup

• • Champions (1): 1917

Notes and References

1. Web site: Naveda, Ricardo Eduardo Naveda de la Puente - Footballer . www.bdfutbol.com . 15 July 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184139/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1022689.html?manager=1 . live .
2. Web site: Naveda (Ricardo Naveda Puente) . es . www.infoatleti.es . 15 July 2022 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725122950/https://www.infoatleti.es/jugador/ricardo-naveda-puente . live .
3. Web site: Squad of Athletic Madrid 1916-17 Campeonato Regional Centro . www.bdfutbol.com . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715211343/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=673&club=Athletic+Madrid . live .
4. Web site: Squad of Centro 1917 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias . www.bdfutbol.com . 15 July 2022 . 27 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184114/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=941&club=Centro . live .
5. Web site: La Copa Príncipe de Asturias . The Prince of Asturias Cup . es . . Vicente Martínez Calatrava . 17 August 2009 . 15 July 2022 . 14 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414023118/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ . live .
6. Web site: La Selección Cántabra de fútbol, cerca de su centenario, hiberna por falta de apoyo institucional . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208161520/http://www.enfocant.info/futbol/la-seleccion-cantabra-de-futbol-cerca-de-su-centenario-hiberna-por-falta-de-apoyo-institucional . 2012-02-08 . The Cantabrian football team, close to its centenary, hibernates due to lack of institutional support . es . 23 December 2011 . 15 July 2022.