Fury was born in Antwerp

Last update 15 April, 2025 by Alberto Llopis

The Spanish football team for many years it has been known by the nickname of the “Fury”. However, Few know that the origin of this anpod comes from Olympic Antwerp Games, back in 1920. Spain, already eliminated from the fight for the gold medal faced in their third match in Belgian land to Swedish.

The birth of the “Red fury”

Con 1-0 for Scandinavians who were primarily under wood to distribute the identity cards, in the minute 6 the second part was to produce the play where everything would be born.

José María Belauste, Basque midfielder Athletic Bilbao, tired of the Swedish abruptness in the game would utter the magic words to kick for a foul: To my platoon (ball), Sabino, the brook! And I said and done. Sabino, His team mate Athletic, he threw the ball over the area, Belauste in control with his chest and was introduced with the same ball in the goal leaving three defenders ahead they could not stop him nor grabs.

Spain eventually won the match 2-1 and he managed to hang the silver medal, the first of three would get along history. That meant the championship was the first official match of selection against Denmark (28 of August of 1920) and the first victory thanks to the solitary goal from Patricio.