Pío Wandosell

Pío Abdón Wandosell Calvache (30 July 1881 – 1907) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Madrid FC, who is best known for taking part in the club's very first line-up in 1902.

Early life and education Pío Wandosell was born in La Unión on 30 July 1881, as the eldest son of Pío Wandosell and Dolores Calvache Yáñez.

Playing career They stood out from the rest as they became part of the Colegio's football team, where they were soon spotted by the newly-founded Madrid FC, who recruited them at the end of 1901.

After the poor sporting results experienced, chaos settled within the entity, and as a result of the disagreements among its members, many of them, including Wandosell, decided to leave the club to found a new one, Internacional Foot-ball Club, in January 1903, appearing on the club's first board of directors as a treasuer. Just three months after being founded, however, Internacional accepted to merge with Madrid FC, which absorbed the club in April 1903. Some of the Internacional FC associates became members of the board of directors of Madrid FC, such as Wandosell, Eugenio Bisbal, and Miguel de Valdeterrazo, with the former two even filling management positions.

Later life and death In 1905, the Wandosell family moved to Cartagena, where he died after an illness at the age of 26. His death coupled with the inability of his father to attend his businesses in Orihuela led Adolfo to leave Cartagena to take over the businesses that his father had there.