Pedro Bazán


Pedro Bazán Romero was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born into a family of bullfighters, in La Algaba on 26 March 1922, Bazán began his football career at Sevilla. Bazán picked up a meniscus injury whilst at Sevilla, halting his progress with the club. Bazán moved onto Sparta Sevilla, CD Algabeño, :es:Hércules Gaditano F.C.|Hércules de Cadiz and Olímpica Jiennense, before signing for Málaga in December 1946.
On 5 January 1947, Bazán scored his first goal for Málaga, in his second game, scoring the winner in a 2–1 away win against Alcoyano. The 1947–48 Segunda División season proved to be prolific for Bazán. On 5 October 1947, Bazán scored five goals against Badalona in an 8–3 victory. On 4 January 1948, Bazán scored a triple hat-trick against Hércules in a 9–2 win. Bazán finished the 1947–48 season with 29 goals in 26 Segunda División appearances. The following season, Bazán finished the campaign as top scorer, scoring five hat-tricks, as Málaga gained promotion to the Primera División. On 15 March 1953, Bazán scored an 11 minute hat-trick against Real Madrid.
In 1954, Bazán signed for Deportivo La Coruña. Bazán scored one hat-trick for Deportivo, in a 4–0 win against Real Sociedad on 14 October 1956.

International career

Bazán made a single appearance for Spain B, scoring in a 5–2 victory against Portugal B on 20 March 1949. Bazán also missed a penalty in the game, however the referee ordered a retake due to a fault by Portugal's goalkeeper Manuel Capela. Silvestre Igoa took, and scored, the subsequent penalty.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 March 1949Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain Portugal B4–15–2Friendly

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Bazán managed CD Veleño and Fuengirola.