Luis Belaunde

Luis Belaunde Prendes (4 August 1890 – 21 April 1962) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and Madrid FC in a period of just five years between 1910 and 1915.

He won the 1911 Copa del Rey with Athletic Bilbao, starting and scoring in the final, and was a runner-up with Madrid FC in 1916, losing the final to his former club. In the 1916 cup semifinals, he scored a hat-trick against FC Barcelona to help his side reach the final.

Early life and education Belaunde was born on 4 August 1890 in Gijón as the son of Luis Belaunde Costa, an industrialist and banker, being the president of the , and María Mercedes Prendes, the niece-in-law of the writer Armando Palacio Valdés and daughter of the former mayor of Gijón, Manuel Prendes Hevia. He began playing football for his hometown club Sporting de Gijón. His father, together with Felipe Valdés, the father of another Sporting player, founded the Gijón newspaper El Noroeste. It was a newspaper with a markedly republican character and a certain leftist tendency. since the Basque team was forced to replace Sloop and Martin because they had not been residing in Spain for the necessary period of six months. Belaunde ended up playing a crucial role in helping the team win the 1911 Copa del Rey, starting in both the semifinal against Sociedad Gimnástica (2–0) and against RCD Espanyol in the final, where he scored his side's second goal in an eventual 3–1 victory.

Belaunde made his competitive debut with Atlético Madrid on 9 November 1913, the year in which the club finally began to contest the regional championship of Madrid. In total, he played nine regional matches between 1913 and 1915, scoring three goals, two against Madrid FC in January and November of 1914, and the other was a winner against Sociedad Gimnástica on 8 November 1914. In his fifth and last season with Atlético in 1916, he alternated his presence in the line-ups of Atlético and Madrid FC, playing six official matches with the former and two with the latter, thus becoming the first (and only) player in history to play for both of these clubs at the same time. In the semifinals of the 1916 edition, Madrid faced FC Barcelona in the first competitive El Clásico in 14 years, and since both teams won their home leg, a replay had to be played, so both teams were reinforced; Madrid with Belaunde from Atlético and Casanova from the Toledo Infantry Academy. Belaunde scored a hat-trick, including a last-minute equalizer to make it 4–4 and force extra time, which ended in a 6–6 draw. Regardless, Belaunde was then replaced by Zabalo for the second replay, which ended in a 4–2 victory. He started in the final, in which they faced his former club, Athletic Bilbao, losing 4–0.

Later life On 18 August 1951, the Minister of Finance Francisco Gómez de Llano confirmed that Belaunde was going to effectively take over as the new Senior Chief of Administration of the General Body of Administration of the Public Treasury.

Personal life and death Belaunde married Asunción Fernández Montero, a native of Balmaseda, and the couple established their residence in El Escorial.

Belaunde died on 21 April 1962, at the age of 71.

Honours Athletic Club Copa del Rey: Champions (1): 1911

Madrid FC Copa del Rey: Runner-up: 1916