Cholín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcorta and the second or maternal family name is Hermoso.

Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso, nicknamed Cholín, (13 December 1906 – 30 November 1967) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics,^[1] winning his sole international cap in the competition.^[2]

Cholín

Cholín in 1931
Personal information
Full name	Ignacio María Alcorta Hermoso
Date of birth	(1906-12-13)13 December 1906
Place of birth	Tolosa, Spain
Date of death	30 November 1967(1967-11-30) (aged 60)
Place of death	Granada, Spain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1927	Tolosa
1927–1940	Real Sociedad	95+	(53+)
1940–1942	Granada	5+	(1+)
International career
1928	Spain	1	(0)
Managerial career
1943–1944	Alaves
1945–1946	Granada
1948–1950	Granada
1950–1951	Real Jaén
1951	Granada
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

At club level he played for local side Tolosa CF,^[3] Real Sociedad – where he scored 53 goals in La Liga and 136 overall, and finished on the losing side in the 1928 Copa del Rey Final – and Granada CF. He later had spells as manager at Deportivo Alavés, Real Jaén and three appointments at Granada, where he settled to live until his death in 1967.^[3][4]