Juan Artola Letamendía (29 November 1895^{[note 1]} – 1937) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Spanish team which won the silver medal in the football tournament.^[2]

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Juan Artola

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Personal information
Full name	Juan Artola Letamendía
Date of birth	(1895-11-29)29 November 1895
Place of birth	Catalonia, Spain
Date of death	1937 (aged 42)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912-1915	Real Sociedad
1915–1916	Madrid FC
1916-1917	Real Betis
1917–1919	Sevilla FC
1919–1924	Real Sociedad
International career
1920	Catalonia	2	(0)
1914-1916	Basque Country
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team competition  Basque Country Prince of Asturias Cup 1915 Prince of Asturias Cup Team[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Born in San Sebastián, he began his career at the youth football club Deportiva Esperanza, before reaching the first team of Real Sociedad team in 1913, where he remained until 1915. In his first season with the club, he helped them reach the 1913 Copa del Rey Final (UECF), where they found themselves trailing 1-2 with seconds to go, but Artola scored a last-minute equalizer that forced a replay that also ended in a draw before finally being beaten 1-2 by Barcelona FC.^[3]

He represented the Spain national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics, featuring in two games against Belgium and Italy as Spain won the silver medal.^[4]

Being a Real Sociedad player, he was eligible to play for the Basque Country national team, and he was a member of the team that won the first edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.^[5] Artola was a starter in both games against Catalonia and Centro (a Castile/Madrid XI), helping his side to assure the competition's first-ever title.^[1]