Ramón Unzaga
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Ramón Unzaga Asla was a Chile
an citizen football player. He was born in Bilbao
, Spain
. Unzaga, with his parents emigrated to Talcahuano
, Chile
in 1906 at 12 years of age. In 1912 the eighteen year old Unzaga impresses the Talcahuano sports delegation with his football ability that they sign him with the football club. He begins his career and adopts the Chilean nationality. Ramon Unzaga is attributed as the first person to create the bicycle kick
, devising the move playing for his club team in 1914 in El Morro stadium of Talcahuano. The kick is labeled the chorera in honor of the team he played for that was called the escuela chorera (chorera school) at the time. In the Copa America
of 1916 and 1920 playing for the Chilean national team, Unzaga repeats the kick on various occasions in which the Argentine press labels the kick as la chilena.
Unzaga received many offers to play with international football clubs but always chose to stay with Club Atlético y de Fútbol Estrella de Mar of Talcahuano. Presently, the municipality of Talcahuano are planning to erect a monument of Ramon Unzaga in his honor.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an citizen football player. He was born in Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Unzaga, with his parents emigrated to Talcahuano
Talcahuano
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.-Geography:...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
in 1906 at 12 years of age. In 1912 the eighteen year old Unzaga impresses the Talcahuano sports delegation with his football ability that they sign him with the football club. He begins his career and adopts the Chilean nationality. Ramon Unzaga is attributed as the first person to create the bicycle kick
Bicycle kick
A Bicycle kick or Scissor kick is a physical move made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg in front of the other without holding on to the ground. The move can either be done backwards or sideways...
, devising the move playing for his club team in 1914 in El Morro stadium of Talcahuano. The kick is labeled the chorera in honor of the team he played for that was called the escuela chorera (chorera school) at the time. In the Copa America
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
of 1916 and 1920 playing for the Chilean national team, Unzaga repeats the kick on various occasions in which the Argentine press labels the kick as la chilena.
Unzaga received many offers to play with international football clubs but always chose to stay with Club Atlético y de Fútbol Estrella de Mar of Talcahuano. Presently, the municipality of Talcahuano are planning to erect a monument of Ramon Unzaga in his honor.