Doroteo Elorriaga

Doroteo Elorriaga Barrueta, better known as Doro (22 April 1916 – 25 October 2005), was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Bilbao, Real Zaragoza, and Barakaldo in the 1930s and 1940s.

Career First steps and Bilbao Born in the Biscayan town of Sestao on 22 April 1916, Doro began playing at Kaiku de Abajo, a non-federated team Sestao, and from there he moved to Sestao SC in 1932, aged 16, staying there for two seasons. At the end of the 1933–34 season, Athletic Bilbao signed several players from Sestao SC, including the 18-year-old Doro and Hermenegildo Elices, his brother-in-law. By playing in this match, Doro was part of the squad that won the 1935–36 La Liga, which was the last before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.

During the Civil War, Elorriaga fought for the Republican side under the Battalion led by Commander Luis Urkullu, which surrendered in Barakaldo to the national forces. On 30 March 1937, the 31-year-old Doro scored a hat-trick against Málaga to help his side to a 4–2 win.

Death Elorriaga died in Barrika on 25 October 2005, at the age of 89, and his funeral was held two days later in Barrika.

Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1935–36