Antonio Bilbao La Vieja
Antonio Bilbao La Vieja was an Argentine architect and rugby union footballer. He spent his whole sports career at San Isidro. And was the coach of the Argentina national team in 1927.Biography
Antonio Bilbao was born in Buenos Aires, son of Antonio Gervasio Bilbao and Edelmira Felisa Rosende Mitre, of Creoles origin. Their more remote ancestors were from La Rioja. He was an important Argentine architect, his first job was to build a great neighborhood park in La Tablada,. Bilbao was Assistant Professor of Architecture Theory at University of Buenos Aires. And was member of the :es:Sociedad Científica Argentina|Scientific Society Argentina.Sport career
Bilbao began his sporting career playing in Estudiantes de La Plata. Later he played for San Isidro, club where was captain and coach. He was also head coach of the Argentina national rugby union team.
In the 1950s, Bilbao was part of the executive committee of the Argentine Rugby Union.Titles
All of them won with the Club Atlético San Isidro:
- Torneo de la URBA : 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934
