Josep Escolà

Josep Escolà
Personal information
Full name	Josep Escolà Segalés
Date of birth	28 August 1914
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Date of death	7 March 1998 (aged 83)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Sants
Senior career*
Years	Team
1932–1934	Sants
1934	Espanyol
1934–1937	Barcelona
1937–1939	Sète
1940–1948	Barcelona
International career
1941–1945	Spain
1931–1948	Catalan XI
Managerial career
1949–1950	Badalona
1951–1952	Sabadell
1954–1955	Castellón
1955–1956	Levante
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josep Escolà Segalés (28 August 1914 – 7 March 1998), also referred to as José Escolà, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his club career at FC Barcelona. Escolà also played for both Spain and the Catalan XI. After retiring as player in 1948, Escolà managed CF Badalona, CE Sabadell FC,^[2] CD Castellón and Levante UD.

Playing career

Club

FC Barcelona

Born in

Madrid CF and with the Madrid club leading 2-1, Escolà was denied a late equalizer after a spectacular save by Ricardo Zamora

.

Civil War and Exile

During the following season, 1936–37, national football was suspended because of the

FC Sète in France

.

FC Barcelona

After the

Atlético Bilbao

4–3 after extra time.

In 1943 Escolà also played in the controversial

Real Madrid. During the first-leg at Les Corts, which Barça won 3–0, he was severely kicked in the stomach and had to retire from the game. In the return leg they were beaten 11–1 at the Charmartín. It has been alleged that the Barça players, including Escolà, were pressurised into losing the game by supporters of Francoist Spain

. However, the historian Bernardo Salazar interviewed both Escolà and Balmanya, who were part of the squad back then, and both denied these facts.

Towards the end of Escolà’s playing career with

Enrique Fernández

in 1948.

International

Between 1931 and 1948, Escolà also played 10 games and scored twice for the Catalan XI. The first of his two goals was scored in a 2–1 win against Brazil at Les Corts on 17 June 1934. He also played twice for Spain, both times against Portugal. Both games finished as 2–2 draws and Escolà scored on his debut on 12 January 1941. The second game was played on 11 March 1945.

Honours

Player

Barcelona

La Liga: 1944–45, 1947–48
Copa del Rey: 1942; runner-up: 1936
Supercopa de España: 1945
Mediterranean League: 1937
Campionat de Catalunya: 1934–35, 1935–36

Manager

Levante

Tercera División: 1955–56

Club statistics

Continental includes the Catalan Championship and the Copa de Oro Argentina.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona	1934–35	La Liga	18	18	5	6	10	13	33	37
	1935–36		19	13	7	8	9	17	35	38
	1936–37		14	7	–		10	4	24	11
	Total		51	38	12	14	29	34	92	86
FC Sète	1937–38	Ligue 1	16	9	1	3	–		17	12
	1938–39	Ligue 1	10	6	1	0	–		11	6
	Total		26	15	2	3	–		28	18
Barcelona	1940–41	La Liga	11	8	1	2	–		12	10
	1941–42		9	3	8	8	–		18	11
	1942–43		15	8	7	6	–		22	14
	1943–44		18	4	4	1	–		22	5
	1944–45		26	16	3	3	–		29	19
	1945–46		19	6	1	0	1	2	21	8
	1946–47		14	9	1	0	–		15	9
	1947–48		3	1	1	0	–		4	1
	Total		115	55	26	20	1	2	142	77
Career total			192	108	40	37	30	36	263	181

Sources

^ JOSEP ESCOLÀ SEGALÉS
^ "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

Barça: A People’s Passion (1998), Jimmy Burns. [1]

External links

[1] JOSEP ESCOLÀ SEGALÉS

[2] "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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