Enrique Normand
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Normand Faurie | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1955 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Sky Football club | ||
| 1902–1909 | Madrid FC | ||
| 1909 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 1909–1915 | Madrid FC | ||
| 1915–19?? | Stade Français | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enrique Normand Faurie (4 December 1885 – 14 October 1955) was a Franco-Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He was a historic player for Real Madrid (then known as Madrid Football Club) during the 1900s and 1910s, playing with the club for 13 years, and winning the Copa del Rey four times in a row, between 1905 and 1908.[2] After he retired he settled in Seville, where he was a director of Real Betis.
He was also an industrial engineer at the service of the Spanish Treasury, spending a few years in Barcelona as a Treasury delegate and inspector.
Biography
Normand was born in Valladolid to French parents. His family moved and settled in Madrid when he was still young. Enrique —or Henri in his French-speaking term by which he was also known—, was an industrial engineer and worked as a civil servant for the Spanish Treasury.[3] He developed an interest in football in his youth, becoming one of the best football players in his school, and soon enough he became one of the first football personalities of the capital. Normand was one of the enthusiastic footballers that joined and played for Sky Foot-ball club, the first club to ever existed in the capital, however, in 1900, a conflict between Sky Football members caused some of them to leave (including Normand) and create a new club, Madrid Football Club, currently known as Real Madrid CF, with the official creation of the club being held on 6 March 1902 in the back room of Al Capricho, a meeting in which he was present, thus being one of the founders of Madrid FC.[3]
He then become one of the first footballers of the newly formed Madrid FC, playing as a
He also played two matches for
After he retired he settled in Seville, where he was a director of Real Betis.[3]
Honours
Club
- Centro Championship:
- Champions (5): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08 and 1912–13
See also
References
- ^ "Enrique Normand Faurie - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b "The 19 Spanish Cups of Real Madrid". www.realmadrid.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Entrevista Enrique Normand 1934 - Historia del Real Betis" [Interview Enrique Normand 1934 - History of Real Betis] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Spain - Cup 1903". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Español de Madrid - Barcelona (3 - 2) 05/04/1909". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Enrique Normand Faurie stats - FC Barcelona Players". players.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.