José Maria Yermo

José María Yermo

José María Yermo in 1927
Personal information
Full name	José María Yermo Solaegui
Date of birth	(1903-06-21)21 June 1903
Place of birth	Las Arenas, Spain
Date of death	21 October 1960(1960-10-21) (aged 57)
Place of death	Bilbao, Spain
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1935	Arenas	51	(30)
International career
1928	Spain	5	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María Yermo Solaegui (21 June 1903 – 21 October 1960) was a Spanish athlete. He competed in football, cycling and athletics during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Getxo.^[1][2] He once held the Spanish record for long jump and triple jump. He won multiple medals at the Spanish Athletics Championships, including a silver medal at the triple jump event in 1923, a silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles and bronze medals in the long jump and high jump in 1924, and silver medals in high jump and triple jump in 1925.

In football, he played for Arenas Club de Getxo as a striker. He was also capped five times for Spain, and played for them at the 1928 Summer Olympics,^[3] where he scored three goals in the team's first round 7–1 win against Mexico.^[4] He also finished as runner-up in the Copa del Rey twice in 1925 and 1927. Also in 1927, he briefly joined Real Madrid for their tour of the Americas.^[5]

He also competed at the Men's sprint cycling event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

• José Maria Yermo at BDFutbol
• Enciclopedia Auñamendi. José María Yermo