Full name Emilio García Martínez Playing position | Place of death Oviedo, Spain Position Forward, Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1912-09-12) 12 September 1912 (age 104) Place of birth San Román de Candamo, Spain Date of death 30 March 1977(1977-03-30) (aged 64) Died 30 March 1977, Oviedo, Spain | ||
Emilio García Martínez (12 September 1912 – 30 March 1977), commonly known as Emilín, was a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
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Club career
Born in San Román, Candamo, Asturias, Emílin graduated from Real Oviedo's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in 1931, aged 19, and soon established himself as a regular figure in the club.
At Oviedo Emilín was part of the celebrated Delantera Eléctrica ("The electric forwards"), a forward line of lightning quick youthful talent that steam-rolled teams with high tempo highly skilled play; but for the onset of war the team would have surely improved upon the two-third places in the seasons that preceded the war. He had an enviable technique and were famous his corners so that printed the thread managed to score a number of goals direct from the corner, today called Olympic goals.
Emilín played 277 games for Real Oviedo, 227 of them in La Liga, scoring 64 goals, being the sixth best scorer in the Azules history. He subsequently represented FC Barcelona and Sporting de Gijón, retiring with the latter in 1951, aged already 39.
International career
Emilín was capped twice with Spain's main squad, all of them in 1942.