Background
Anatol was born in Irun, a town in the Basque Country of Spain.
Anatol was born in Irun, a town in the Basque Country of Spain.
He played for three clubs in the country. Hometown club Real Unión, Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 1929, Anatol ventured to France and joined Racing Paris.
In the final, Racing were defeated 3–1 by Football Club Sète.
Anatol was naturalized as a French citizen in 1929 and made his national team debut on 24 March 1929 in a 2–0 victory over Portugal. He made 15 more appearances with the team and scored his only goal on 23 March 1930 in a 3–3 draw with Switzerland.
The goal was scored from 40 metres (44 yd) out.