Estanislau Basora
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Estanislau Basora Brunet | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Colonia Valls, Spain | ||
Date of death | 16 March 2012 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Colonia Valls | |||
Súria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1946 | Manresa | ||
1946–1958 | Barcelona | 237 | (89) |
1955–1956 | → Lleida (loan) | 16 | (6) |
Total | 253 | (95) | |
International career | |||
1949 |
Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1949–1957 | Spain | 22 | (13) |
1948–1958 | Catalan XI | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Estanislau Basora Brunet (also Estanislao; 18 November 1926 – 16 March 2012) was a Spanish footballer who played as a winger or striker.
Most of his 15-year career was spent at FC Barcelona for which he appeared in more than 300 official games, surpassing the 100-goal mark and winning 14 major titles.
A Spanish international in the late 1940s/early 1950s, Basora represented the nation at the 1950 World Cup.
Club career
Born in Colonia Valls,
In the following years, however, Basora was an undisputed starter, winning four titles from 1947 to 1949, including two national championships to which he contributed with 20 goals in 51 games combined under coach
In the
International career
During eight years, Basora played 22 games and scored 13 goals for
Basora represented the nation at the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, forming a formidable offensive partnership with Telmo Zarra. In the opening game against the United States, Spain were 0–1 down with ten minutes to go before Basora scored twice inside a minute – Zarra then added a third for the final 3–1.
In the second group game Spain beat Chile 2–0, with both players again on target. The side then confirmed its place in the next stage with a 1–0 win against England, with Zarra heading in a Basora cross; the second group stage started against Uruguay, and he found the net twice to help the team come from behind 0–1, but the South Americans eventually tied it 2–2 and the national team lost the following two games.[4]
Between 1948 and 1958 Basora also played five games for the Catalan XI, scoring twice. On 26 January 1955, he appeared alongside Kubala and guest player Alfredo Di Stéfano in a game against Bologna FC 1909 at the Camp de Les Corts.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 June 1949 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2. | 19 June 1949 | France | 0–1 | 1–5 | Friendly | |
3. | 19 June 1949 | Colombes, Paris, France | France | 0–2 | 1–5 | Friendly |
4. | 19 June 1949 | Colombes, Paris, France | France | 0–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
5. | 2 April 1950 | Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Portugal | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1950 World Cup qualification |
6. | 25 June 1950 | Durival de Britto, Curitiba, Brazil | United States | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
7. | 29 June 1950 | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
8. | 9 July 1950 | Pacaembu, São Paulo , Brazil |
Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
9. | 9 July 1950 | Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
10. | 1 June 1952 | Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
11. | 1 June 1952 | Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Republic of Ireland | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
12. | 16 May 1957 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | Scotland | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1958 World Cup qualification |
13. | 16 May 1957 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | Scotland | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1958 World Cup qualification |
Personal life / Death
Basora's younger brother, Joaquín, was also a footballer. Often referred to as Basora II, the forward represented, in the top division, CD Condal and Sporting de Gijón.[5][6]
On 16 March 2012, days after having suffered a heart attack, Basora died at the University Hospital of Las Palmas. He was 85 years old.[7]
Honours
- Barcelona
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1955–58
- La Liga: 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1951, 1952, 1952–53, 1957
- Latin Cup: 1949, 1952
- Copa Eva Duarte: 1948, 1952, 1953
- Small Club World Cup: 1957
References
- ^ Muere Estanislau Basora, mítico exdelantero del FC Barcelona (Estanislau Basora, legendary ex-FC Barcelona forward, dies); El Economista, 16 March 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere Basora, delantero del gran Barça de las 5 Copas (Basora, forward of great 5 Cups Barça, dies); La Opinión, 17 March 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ RSSSF
- ^ a b Fallece el mítico Basora (Legendary Basora dies); FIFA.com, 16 March 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Basora II; at BDFutbol
- ^ Barça brothers; FC Barcelona, 29 October 2009
- Mundo Deportivo, 16 March 2012 (in Spanish)
External links
- Estanislau Basora at BDFutbol
- FC Barcelona profile
- Estanislau Basora at National-Football-Teams.com
- Estanislau Basora – FIFA competition record (archived)