Atotxa Stadium

Curiously, the author of the first goal in Atocha was the same as that of the first match in San Mamés: the mythical player of Athletic Bilbao Rafael Moreno Aranzadi also known by his nickname "Pichichi"[3] – the top scorer award for the Spanish Primera División bears that name in his honour.

[6] The last goal in an official match at the stadium was scored by Real Sociedad Portuguese Midfielder, Oceano da Cruz, on 13 June 1993, in a League game against Tenerife with a final result of 3–1 for the locals.

A week later, on 22 June, a game was held between Real Sociedad and the Basque Country as part of a farewell event[4] (Atotxa had hosted one Basque team fixture against Bulgaria in 1979, as well as two Gipuzkoa team fixtures in 1915) and the final goal at the stadium was scored on that date: with the crowd still in place, the floodlights were turned off and the young son of former Real defender Javier Sagarzazu who had died suddenly aged 28 six years earlier, ran towards the goal under a spotlight and scored into the empty net.

The old Atotxa stadium was still preserved for a few more years, serving as a training ground for a rugby team, before it was demolished to build public housing.

[8] For 40 years, an ex-player of Real Sociedad, Amadeo Labarta of Pasaia was the caretaker, and had his home inside the stadium.