Isidro Lángara Galarraga had a very prolific goalscoring record. He was a big. powerful man, nicknamed El Tanque, capable of serving up unstoppable shots from as far out as 50 metres from goal. His career spanned the years 1930-1948. Here we will focus on his first spell at Real Oviedo from 1930-36, during which he was also capped 12 times by Spain, scoring 17 goals. In the season 1933-34 he scored 60 goals in 32 games for Oviedo and another 9 goals in 5 games for Spain, which remains the highest season goal tally for any Spanish player.
Lángara won the Pichichi Trophy three times in a row.
During the Civil War he joined the Republican forces. When Bilbao was taken by the Fascists Lángara went to Central America with the Basque National team. Calling themselves Euzkadi they joined the Mexican league. After the war Lángara, like a lot of his countrymen, remained in exile, playing in Argentina.
season
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League
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All Football
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Goals
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Games
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Goals
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Games
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1930–31
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15
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18
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15
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18
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1931–32
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22
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16
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38
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29
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1932–33
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24
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18
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37
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23
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1933–34
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27
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18
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60
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32
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Pichichi winner
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1934–35
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26
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22
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34
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27
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Pichichi winner
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1935–36
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28
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21
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47
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31
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Pichichi winner
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Internationals
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date
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Opposition
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Goals
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24.04.32
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Yugoslavia
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1
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11.03.34
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Portugal
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5
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18.03.34
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Portugal
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2
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27.05.34
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Brazil (World Cup)
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2
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31.05.34
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Italy (World Cup)
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24.01.35
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France
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05.05.35
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Portugal
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2
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12.05.35
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Germany
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2
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19.01.36
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Austria
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2
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23.02.36
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Germany
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0
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24.04.36
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Czechoslovakia
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03.05.36
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Switzerland
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1
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