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Telmo Zarraonandia Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), professionally known as Zarra (Basque: [ˈs̻ara], Spanish: [ˈθara]), was a Spanish football forward. The majority of his career was spent at Athletic Bilbao from 1940 to 1955, for whom he remains the top scorer in competitive matches with 332 goals.
Signing with Athletic after playing one season for Erandio, he became a prolific goalscorer for Athletic in his 15 seasons at the club, winning the Pichichi Trophy for highest scorer in the league on six occasions. During his career, Zarra scored more league goals (251) than any other player in Spanish football history, setting a record that lasted nearly six decades. His 81 goals in the Copa del Rey remain a record today.
Despite his goalscoring records, he only played for Spain twenty times. Even so, he still managed to score 20 goals, including four in one historic match when Spain beat Switzerland 6–3 on 18 February 1951. He also scored his country's winning goal against England in the 1950 World Cup finals as Spain reached the final four – their best performance in the competition until winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup 60 years later.
Gol de Zarra, Mundial 50, Partido España-Inglaterra
Telmo Zarra, el mejor delantero español de todos los tiempos
This is how Messi watched his tribute / الكامب نو يحتفي بالساحر ميسي في ليلته التاريخية
Telmo Zarra- La leyenda-/HD
Telmo Zarra, la historia del león (1º parte)
Himno a Telmo Zarra
El Barça felicita a Messi por superar el récord de Zarra
Lionel Messi breaks Telmo Zarra's record
Messi beat Zarra record in La Liga
Lionel Messiii ~ First and 251th GOALS ~ Congruation ~ Record-Breaking Telmo Zarra