Josep Samitier
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Enrique Ignacio Samitier Vilalta[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Date of death | 4 May 1972 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1914–1916 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1917–1919 | FC Internacional | 18 | (1) |
1919–1932 | Barcelona | 174 | (133) |
1932–1934 | Real Madrid | 14 | (7) |
1936–1939 | Nice | 48 | (21) |
International career | |||
1920–1936 | Catalan XI | 26 | (20) |
1920–1931 | Spain | 21 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1936 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1942 | Nice | ||
1944–1947 | Barcelona | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
Representing Spain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
Josep Samitier Vilalta (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp səmitiˈe]; 2 February 1902[2] – 4 May 1972), also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish football player, manager and scout who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI, and Spain. He later coached Atlético Madrid, Nice and Barcelona and worked as a scout for both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
During his playing career with Barcelona, Samitier scored 187 official goals and was the club's all-time highest goalscorer at the time of his retirement. As of 2020, he is the club's fifth all-time top goalscorer behind
As a manager, he led Barcelona to a title in
Club career
Early life
Born in
FC Barcelona
By 1925 Samitier was the highest-paid player in
Madrid CF
In 1933 an aging Samiter found himself in dispute with the
Samitier Tribute
The tribute match to Samitier was held on 13 May 1934 at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, between Madrid FC and Espanyol, and Samitier scored both the first and the last goals of an 8–2 win. Other Madrid goalscorers include the likes of Eugenio, Hilario, Luis Regueiro and Lazcano, while José Padrón scored one of Espanyol's consolation goals.
Madrid: Zamora (Cayol 45´); Quesada, Maciá, P. Regueiro (Sauto), Bonet, Gurruchaga, (Valle 45´), Lazcano, L. Regueiro (Olivares 45´) Samitier, Hilario and Eugenio.
Espanyol: Martorell (Eizaguirre 45´); Mas, Pérez, Cifuentes, Solé (Antero 45´), Cristià, Prats, Edelmiro, Iriondo, Padrón and Bosch.
Exile in France
In 1936 Samitier made a brief start to his career as a coach. He succeeded
Return to Barcelona
Samitier returned to
In the summer of 1950 Kubala arrived in
International career
In 1920, together with Ricardo Zamora, Félix Sesúmaga, Pichichi and José María Belauste, Samitier was a member of the first ever Spanish national squad. The squad, coached by Francisco Bru, won the silver medal at the 1920 Olympic Games.[6] He subsequently made 21 appearances and scored 2 goals for Spain.[1]
Samitier also played 26 games and scored at least 20 goals for the
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Regional | Friendly | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Internacional | 1916–17 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
1917–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
1918–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||
FC Barcelona | 1918–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1919–20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 43 | 2 | ||
1920–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
1921–22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 49 | 24 | ||
1922–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 21 | 58 | 21 | ||
1923–24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 44 | 60 | ||
1924–25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 37 | 32 | ||
1925–26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | ||
1926–27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 46 | 47 | ||
1927–28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 50 | ||
1928–29 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 17 | ||
1929–30 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 20 | ||
1930–31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 26 | ||
1931–32 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 28 | ||
1932–33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
1934–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
1935–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
Total | 28 | 21 | 73 | 63 | 130 | 102 | 271 | 179 | 504 | 365 | ||
Real Madrid CF | 1932–33 | La Liga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
1933–34 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | ||||
Total | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||||
Career total | 36 | 25 | 81 | 68 | 153 | 106 | 271 | 179 | 543 | 378 |
International
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samitier goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Appearance | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 December 1924 | Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona, Spain | 11 | Austria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 13 December 1931 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 21 | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 5–0 |
Honours
Player
Club
FC Barcelona
- La Liga: 1929
- Copa del Rey (5): 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928
- Catalan Championship (12): 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32
Madrid CF
International
Spain
- Olympic Games Silver medal: 1920
Catalan XI
- 1923-24 and 1926
Manager
CF Barcelona
- La Liga: 1944–45
- Copa de Oro Argentina: 1945
Citations
- ^ a b c "José Samitier, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Registro de nacimientos 1902" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Das, Srijandeep (28 November 2017). "Salvador Dali's Favourite Footballer – Surrealista, Josep Samitier". Football Paradise. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ISBN 978-8415242000.
- ^ "La fiche de Josep Samitier". OGC Nice (in French).
- ^ "Josep Samitier". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Cataluna batió Praga por 2 goals a 1" [Catalonia beat Prague 2–1]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Hemeroteca. 14 December 1925. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Praga batió Cataluna por 2 goals a 1 ayer" [Prague beat Catalonia 2–1 yesterday]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Hemeroteca. 8 July 1926. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
References
- Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball. [1]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josep Samitier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.