Ramón Marsal
Ramón Marsal Ribó (12 December 1934 – 22 January 2007) was a Spanish footballer, who played three seasons in the dominating
Career
Ramón Marsal Ribó was born in Madrid and started playing football at school, where he was soon scouted by Real Madrid's youth coaches and was invited to join the club. As a result, he joined Real Madrid's youth team in these days
He made his official Real Madrid debut during the fourth match of the 1955–56 season where
In his second season at Real Madrid he scored one of the most spectacular goals in the club's history. Teammate
On 20 April 1958, during a match against
In total he played 59 official matches for Real Madrid in which he scored 27 goals. Three of those were winning goals in La Liga confrontations, while three other ones made the decision in meetings for the European Cup.[1] He also played one match for the Spanish national team when they faced Portugal on 13 April 1958 in Madrid. Spain won the match 1-0.[3]
After his career he became a plumber, although he had studied to become an industrial expert. In later years he became the manager of a construction company, as well as at an international relations agency.[1]
Ramón Marsal Ribó died on 22 January 2007, aged 72.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Player who scored legendary goal against Athletic Bilbao, realmadrid.com: retrieved 25 January 2007
- ^ a b Lid sterrenploeg Real overleden Archived 2007-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, telesport.nl, retrieved: 25 January 2007
- ^ Marsal Archived 2007-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, futbol.sportec.es, retrieved 25 January 2007