Constantino Urbieta Sosa

Constantino Urbieta Sosa (12 August 1907 – 12 December 1983) was a Paraguayan-Argentine footballer that played as a midfielder.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urbieta and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Constantino Urbieta Sosa
Personal information
Full name Constantino Urbieta Sosa
Date of birth (1907-08-12)12 August 1907
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 12 December 1983(1983-12-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Avellaneda, Argentina
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931 Club Nacional
1932 Tigre 21 (1)
1934 Godoy Cruz
1935 San Lorenzo 3 (0)
1939 CA Estudiantes 6 (0)
International career
1931 Paraguay 2 (0)
1934 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Asunción, Urbieta started his career in Club Nacional before playing for Argentine clubs C.A. Tigre, Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, San Lorenzo de Almagro and C.A. Estudiantes.

Urbieta Sosa was part of the Paraguay national football team in 1931 and also played for the Argentina national team that participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup,[2] being the second foreign-born player to play for Argentina a FIFA World Cup.

References
  1. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. Constantino Urbieta Sosa – FIFA competition record (archived)


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