Enric Ribelles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enric Ribelles Seró | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Puigverd de Lleida, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 19 March 2014 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Puigverd de Lleida, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Puigvertenc | |||
| Juneda | |||
| Almacelles | |||
| Balaguer | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1956 | Lleida | 88 | (14) |
| 1952–1954 | → Binéfar (loan) | ||
| 1956–1961 | Barcelona | 37 | (7) |
| 1956–1957 | → Lleida (loan) | 31 | (12) |
| 1961–1965 | Valencia | 59 | (9) |
| 1965–1966 | Lleida | 23 | (5) |
| 1966–1967 | Juneda | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Spain B | 2 | (1) |
| 1957–1960 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enric Ribelles Seró (1 February 1934 – 19 March 2014) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
He amassed La Liga totals of 96 games and 16 goals over the course of eight seasons, with Barcelona and Valencia.
Football career
Born in Puigverd de Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Ribelles' professional career was solely associated to FC Barcelona and Valencia CF. He arrived at the former in 1956 from local UE Lleida, making his La Liga debut on 15 December of the following year in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[1]
With Barça Ribelles, overshadowed in his position by László Kubala, played 78 games all competitions comprised and scored 20 goals, winning five major trophies including two national championships and as many Inter-Cities Fairs Cups.[2] Subsequently he joined Valencia CF, where he remained a further four seasons and won another two Fairs Cups, notably netting in a 6–2 home routing of former team Barcelona in the 1961–62 edition (7–3 on aggregate).[3]
Honours
- Barcelona
- Valencia
Death
Ribelles died in his hometown on 19 March 2014, at the age of 80.[2]
References
- El Mundo Deportivo. 16 December 1957. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Fallece el mítico delantero del Barça Enric Ribelles" [Legendary Barça forward Enric Ribelles dies] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Valencia CF 6–2 FC Barcelona" (in Spanish). CiberChe. 8 September 1962. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Enric Ribelles at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at CiberChe (in Spanish)