José María Arteche

José María Arteche Aldanondo (19 March 1912 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Atlético Madrid and Racing de Santander.

Biography José María Arteche was born on 19 March 1912 in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, and he began his football career at his hometown club Tolosa CF, then in the Segunda División, playing 8 league matches as Tolosa was relegated to the Tercera División. However, that day Arteche was the one who occupied the position of center forward, with Lángara playing as an interior forward, and since the jerseys did not yet have names or numbers back then, Romo signed Arteche instead, for 20,000 pesetas.

In 1932, Arteche signed for Racing de Santader, then in the first division, where he once again had few chances, making only one appearance in his first season there, He played more in his next two seasons at the club, and on 30 December 1934, he netted a hat-trick in a La Liga match to help his side to a 6–0 win over Athletic Bilbao. In total, he scored 17 goals in 26 league matches for Racing.