Augusto Ozores

Augusto Vicente Calixto Ozores Iriarte (14 October 1893 – 19 November 1973) was a Puerto Rican footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona in the 1910s. He also played two matches for the Catalan national team in 1915.

Historically, his name was mistakenly thought to be Miguel Ozores.

Early life Augusto Ozores was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 14 October 1893, as the son of Vicente Ozores Nieva, a Galician sailor, and the Puerto Rican María Iriarte Solís. scoring a total of 8 goals in 33 matches (including friendlies) and winning the 1916 Catalan championship. He also played two matches for the Catalan national team in 1915, He was thus the first-ever Puerto Rican to play in Europe, beating Eduardo Ordoñez to that honor. In 1917, he already was a naturalized American citizen, thus being in the same irregular situation regarding foreigners as his teammate, the Filipino Juan de Garchitorena, whose alignment in a Catalan Championship match in which Ozores also played was denounced by Espanyol (Ozores' nationality went unnoticed), which resulted in the Blaugrana club withdrawing from the competition that was eventually won by Espanyol.

Later and personal life Ozores was registered as a possible combatant for both World Wars, first in Puerto Rico in 1917, and then in New York City in 1942, but he ended up not taking part in either conflict. In 1920, Ozores married Luisa Graner, daughter of the painter Luis Graner, and moved to the United States.

Death Ozores died in Barcelona on 19 November 1973, at the age of 80.

Honours FC Barcelona Catalan championship: 1915–16