José Landazabal

José Landazábal Uriarte (7 January 1899 – 5 February 1970), nicknamed Lakatos, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, and Espanyol in the 1910s and 1920s. He earned his nickname Lakatos for his resemblance to the Hungarian international footballer Schlosser-Lakatos.

Club career Early career Born in Durango, Biscay, on 7 January 1899, Landazabal began to play football in the youth ranks of local club Irala-Barri FC and Hispania, helping the latter side win the Children's championship in 1913, at the age of 14, doing it so while playing "with espadrilles in every game". It was probably around this time that he was nicknamed Lakatos because, in January 1914, the great star of the Hungarian Ferencvaros team, Imre Schlosser Lakatos, was in San Mamés. who then joined Barcelona, which prompted his dismissal from the club in 1920, leaving the club with 55 matches and 37 goals.

Later life and death After retiring from football, Landazabal ran his own automobile business, but it later fell apart. He was found dead of natural causes in the pension where he lived in Bilbao, on 5 February 1970, at the age of 71.

Honours Barcelona Catalan championship: Champions (2): 1918–19 and 1919–20

Copa del Rey: Champions (1): 1920 Runner-up (1): 1919