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Guillermo Gorostiza, the Athletic legend who died abandoned in a nuns’ asylum

BROKEN TOYS

Legendary striker for Athletic and Valencia, he was known as ‘La Bala Roja’ for his speed and dribbling. His family did not want to know anything about him and he died alone in 1967.

Guillermo Gorostiza, when he played for Athletic ABC

Pedro Garcia Cuartango

When I kicked the ball in the fields of Miranda, there were still those who remembered having played soccer with Guillermo Gorostiza, the mythical left winger of Athletic. The son of a doctor from Bilbao, his father had sent him to attend high school as…

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