Ramón Torralba

Ramón Torralba

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Despite being born in Aragon, he moved to Catalonia at just six months old, and there he began playing football at FC International in 1912, before joining Barcelona two years later, with whom he played for the next 15 seasons, earning the nickname 'la Vella' (the Old One). He played as a holding midfield and was known for his strength and sacrifices. He formed a partnership with Agustín Sancho and Josep Samitier on the midfield. He was a regular in the starting line-ups from the 1914/15 season until the 1925/26 season. With Barcelona he won 10 Catalan championships, along with four Copa del Rey titles in 1920, 1922, 1925 and 1926, with Torralba scoring the opening goal in the 1922 final which ended in a 5-1 win over Real Unión. On 4 February 1917, he become the first player in the history of Barcelona to be granted a testimonial match, which took place at the Camp de la Indústria when he was still an active player. He retired on 1 July 1928, at the Camp de Les Corts, after a second tribute match.

Club
FC Barcelona
Club
Futbol Club Internacional
Club
Catalonia national football team

Legacy

Honours

Club

Barcelona Catalan football championship:

Champions (10): 1915-16, 1918-19, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27 and in 1927–28 Copa del Rey:

Champions (4): 1920, 1922, 1925 and 1926

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Spanish footballer (1895-1986)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Ramon Torralba Larraz is a famous figure in the history of FC Barcelona. He was popularly known as la Vella because of his long career with Barça.

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