Cesáreo Bachiller

Cesáreo Bachiller Fernández (5 October 1914 – 14 February 2004) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Atlético Madrid, Granada, and Sporting de Gijón in the early 1940s.

Career Born in Buenos Aires on 5 October 1914, Bachiller was still a child when his family settled in Lugo, where he played for Fortuna de Lugo and Sporting Vilalbés, making his professional debut for Lugo Sporting in 1933, with whom he played in the Galician Championship, before joining Club Lemos for the 1935–36 season.

Once the Spanish Civil War ended, Bachiller signed for Atlético Aviación (currently known as Atlético Madrid), with whom he only played a single match, a La Liga fixture against Celta de Vigo on 4 February 1940, helping his side to a 4–1 victory.

In 1942, Bachiller and Camilo Liz, who had been regular starters for their respective top-flight teams, initiated a move to Sporting de Gijón. This duo, which was considered one of the best at the time, played a crucial role in the Gijón team that won the Segunda División title in 1944. In his second season at Sporting, he terminated his contract and signed for Real Madrid, with whom he did not play a single match. In late 1944, he joined CD Málaga, where he retired in 1945, aged 31. He then settled in Gijón, where he opened a building materials company.

Death After his retirement, Bachiller settled in Gijón, where he set up a building materials company, and where he died on 14 February 2004, at the age of 89.

Honours Atlético Aviación La Liga: Champions (1):1939–40

Granada Segunda División Champions (1): 1940–41

Sporting de Gijón Segunda División Champions (1): 1940–41