Paco Bienzobas

Francisco "Paco" Bienzobas Ocáriz (26 March 1909 – 30 April 1981) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Having spent most of his 16-year career with Real Sociedad – 196 official games and 109 goals – he was the first player to be top scorer in La Liga, with 17 goals in 1929.

Club career Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Bienzobas arrived at local Real Sociedad at the age of 17 from amateurs Unión Deportiva de San Sebastián, helping the Basques win the regional championship in his first year. Bienzobas scored 17 he spent a further four years with the club.

In 1934, Bienzobas joined CA Osasuna, at the time in Segunda División,

Coaching and refereeing After his retirement, Bienzobas worked briefly as a manager with Osasuna. In 1942 he began a referee in a spell that would eventually feature him in 48 Spanish top flight games, his debut coming in 1948.

Personal life Paco Bienzobas had two brothers who were also footballers: the younger Anastasio (Cuqui), a midfielder, also started his career at the Txuriurdin club but became established at Osasuna where he was joined by Paco, and after the Spanish Civil War was a regular in the team at Deportivo La Coruña for most of the 1940s.

He died on 30 April 1981, a day after being informed that Real Sociedad had finally won La Liga for the first time.