Categories: Football

Atlético de Madrid: The first 10 foreigners in the history of Atlético de Madrid

Eduardo Ordonez

The Puerto Rican was the first foreigner at Atlético de Madrid. He played between 1927 and 1933 for the rojiblanco club before signing for Real Madrid where he played for one season and then returned to Atlético. The midfielder scored 7 goals in 93 games.

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Anatol

The French defender played 12 games in the 1932/33 season. He didn’t score any goals.

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Eleutherio Pena

The Argentine midfielder only played one season at Atlético, 1934-35, where he played 36 games.

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Cesareo Bachelor

The Argentine only played one game for Atlético in the 1930-40 season. He then made a career in various teams in Spain.

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Joseph Valdivieso

The Argentine midfielder played one year at the Metropolitano. 25 games with and 2 goals to his credit as a mattress player.

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Rubén Aveiro

The Paraguayan striker only played 4 games with the red and white shirt. He scored 1 goal.

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Marcel Domingo

The French goalkeeper played from 1948 to 1951 playing a total of 86 games.

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Candia

The Argentine midfielder defended the red and white shirt for 2 years. He played 14 games and scored 2 goals.

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Ben Barek

The Moroccan striker was one of the best footballers of his time. He scored 63 goals in 123 games as a rojiblanco.

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Ben Barek and Carlson

The Moroccan Ben Barek and the Swedish Carlsson formed, together with the Spaniards Juncosa, Pérez-Payá and Escudero, Cristal’s forward.

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Henry Carlsson

The Swedish striker played 102 games for Atlético de Madrid and scored 36 goals between 1949 and 1953. He is the only Swede in the history of Atlético de Madrid.

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Ben Barek y Henry Carlsson

The Moroccan Ben Barek and the Swedish Carlsson were up front along with the Spaniards Juncosa, Silva and Miguel.

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