Editing Guillermo Gorostiza (section)

==Club career==
===Athletic Bilbao===
Gorostiza was born in [[Santurtzi]], [[Biscay]]. He played youth football for Chávarri de Sestao and Zugazarte, beginning his senior career with [[Arenas Club de Getxo]] and [[Racing de Ferrol]] (one season apiece) before signing for [[Athletic Bilbao]] in 1929.<ref name="Giraldo">{{cite web |last=Giraldo |first=Javier |url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/agitada-vida-gorostiza-george-best-athletic-barcelona-barca-copa-11654085 |title=La agitada vida de Gorostiza, el George Best del Athletic |trans-title=The hectic life of Gorostiza, the George Best of Athletic |date=17 April 2021 |access-date=8 July 2021 |work=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]] |language=ES}}</ref> He made his [[La Liga]] debut on 1 December 1929 against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], and scored a combined 37 league goals in his first two seasons (in 36 matches) as the club won back-to-back national championships, adding two [[Copa del Rey]] trophies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://athletic.elcorreo.com/leyendas/bala-roja.html|title=Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – 'Bala roja'|trans-title=Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – 'Red bullet'|newspaper=[[El Correo]]|language=es|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622093100/http://athletic.elcorreo.com/leyendas/bala-roja.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Gorostiza was a member of an Athletic attack (coached by Englishman [[Fred Pentland]]) that also included [[Agustín Sauto Arana|Bata]], [[José Iraragorri]], [[Chirri II]], [[Ramón de la Fuente Leal|Lafuente]] and [[Víctor Unamuno]], and would be remembered as one of the best in the club's history;<ref name=History>{{cite web|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/retro/2012/7/4/the-history-of-athletic-bilbao-1898-1936.html|title=The history of Athletic Bilbao 1898–1936|publisher=In Bed With Maradona|first=Keir|last=Radnedge|date=1 August 1977|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/02/primera/1456885081_399224.amp.html|title=Las tres grandes delanteras que hubo en la historia el Athletic|trans-title=The three great forward lines in the history of Athletic|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Bernardo|last=Salazar|language=es|date=2 March 2016|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211240/https://as.com/futbol/2016/03/02/primera/1456885081_399224.amp.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/1928-1937.html|title=History: 1928–1937|publisher=Athletic Bilbao|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211236/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/1928-1937.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolprimera.es/2012/03/12/el-abecedario-del-futbol-guillermo-gorostiza-la-bala-roja-de-san-mames|title=El 'Abecedario' del fútbol: Guillermo Gorostiza, la bala roja de San Mamés|trans-title=The 'ABC' of football: Guillermo Gorostiza, the red bullet of San Mamés|publisher=Fútbol Primera|first=Montse|last=García|language=es|date=12 March 2012|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> he won two [[Pichichi Trophy|Pichichi]] awards as league top goalscorer while with the club. He scored the last goal in the [[1933 Copa del Rey Final|1933 Spanish Cup final]], a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid in [[Barcelona]].<ref name=History/>

During the [[Spanish Civil War]], Gorostiza played with the [[Basque Country national football team|''Euskadi XI'']], a team which was put together at the suggestion of [[José Antonio Aguirre (politician)|José Antonio Aguirre]], the president of the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] and a former Athletic player. The side went on tour to the [[Soviet Union]] to raise funds for the Basque cause,<ref name="Giraldo"/> as well as throughout Europe and [[Mexico]], even [[C.D. Euzkadi|entering the Mexican league]] during the 1938–39 campaign, although by then Gorostiza was no longer with the squad.

===Valencia and later years===
On returning to Spain, Gorostiza returned to Athletic as they attempted to rebuild their squad using younger players, featuring in the [[1939 Copa del Generalísimo]] and the full 1939–40. He then joined [[Valencia CF]] as the young ''Che'' squad had managed to remain intact during the conflict and now, aided by the veteran (31), eventually won two leagues and one cup, with the player netting in double digits in four of his six seasons, with a best of 20 goals in 24 games in [[1941–42 La Liga|1941–42]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/67163/la-delantera-electrica--clave-en-la-primera-liga-del-valencia-cf.html|title=La delantera "eléctrica", clave en la primera Liga del Valencia CF|trans-title=The "electric" forwards, key to Valencia CF's first League|publisher=Valencia CF|language=es|date=16 February 2017|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021114834/http://www.valenciacf.com/ver/67163/la-delantera-electrica--clave-en-la-primera-liga-del-valencia-cf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After leaving the [[Mestalla Stadium]], Gorostiza played for [[Barakaldo CF]] during the [[1946–47 Segunda División|1946–47 campaign]], in [[Segunda División]], and then retired at the age of 38. However, he twice came out of retirement, with [[CD Logroñés]] and [[Real Juvencia]], finally calling it quits in 1951. While with Juvencia, he was paid in bottle of coke from a nearby factory which he would then have to sell to make money.<ref name="Giraldo"/>