Manuel Anatol

Manuel Anatol

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Personal information
Full name	Manuel Anatol Aristegi
Date of birth	8 May 1903
Place of birth	Irun, Spain
Date of death
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1922–1926	Real Unión	–	(–)
1926–1928	Athletic Bilbao	–	(–)
1928–1929	Real Madrid	–	(–)
1929–1935	Racing Paris	–	(–)
International career
1929–1934	France	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Anatol Aristegi (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1990) was a naturalized French professional football player.

Career

Anatol was born in Irun, a town in the Basque Country of Spain. He played for three clubs in the country; hometown club Real Unión, Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 1929, Anatol ventured to France and joined Racing Paris. With Racing, he captained the club to the final of the Coupe de France in his second season with the club. In the final, Racing were defeated 3–1 by FC Sète.

Anatol was naturalized as a French citizen in 1929 and made his national team debut on 24 March 1929 in a 2–0 victory over Portugal. He made 15 more appearances with the team and scored his only goal on 23 March 1930 in a 3–3 draw with Switzerland. The goal was scored from 40 metres (44 yd) out.