Manuel Carrasco

Avito Manuel Carrasco Alonso (27 January 1894 – 12 March 1935) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Real Unión and Real Sociedad. He was a member of the Spanish squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Club career Born in Irun on 27 January 1894, Carrasco began his career at his hometown club Racing de Irún in 1912, aged 18, playing a pivotal role in helping the club win the 1913 Copa del Rey, defeating Athletic Bilbao in the final. In 1915, Carrasco joined Real Unión Club de Irún, the result of the merge between Racing de Irún and Sporting de Irún. He then helped this new team win another Copa del Rey title in 1918, beating Madrid FC 2–0 in the final.

In 1918, Carrasco signed for Real Sociedad, with whom he played for four years, until 1922, playing a total of 28 official matches, all in the Gipuzkoa, including nine in the 1918–19 season, which was won by Sociedad. In 1922, he returned to Real Unión, where he retired in 1925, aged 31. With the Basque side he formed a great defensive partnership with Athletic's Luis Hurtado, which only conceded one goal in the whole tournament, and that was to Santiago Bernabéu in a 1–1 draw with a Castille/Madrid XI, a draw that was enough for the Basques to win the cup for the first time.

Carrasco was a member of the Spanish squad that competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, but he failed to feature in a single game as Spain won silver after beating the Netherlands 3–1 in the decisive game.

Honours Club Real Unión North Regional Championship: Winners (1) 1917–18 Copa del Rey: Winners (2) 1913 and 1918

International Spain Summer Olympics: Silver medal (1): 1920

Basque Country XI Prince of Asturias Cup: Champions (1):1915