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Luis Puelles
Luis Puelles Pàmies (1877 – Unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a Goalkeeper and defender for FC Barcelona. He played an important role in the conquest of Barça's first official titles, the 1901–02 Copa Macaya, which was the club's first-ever piece of silverware, and the 1902–03 Copa Barcelona. Biography Puelles was introduced to football during his time as a student in Marsella, playing football in there. When he returned to Barcelona, he joined the ranks of FC Barcelona, becoming a member of the reserve/second team, which had been created by Luis de Ossó in 1900. Puelles made his official competitive debut for the club's first team on 14 April 1901, starting in the last match of the first edition of the Copa Macaya, which would decide the winner of the tournament between FC Barcelona and Hispania AC, with the latter only needing a draw to win it, which they did after holding Barça to a 1–1 draw. In the following season, however, Puelles helped the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Albéniz
Alfonso Albéniz Jordana (11 September 1885 – 27 September 1941) was a Spanish footballer and referee, as well as a renowned chemical engineer, lecturer and later a diplomat. He is best known for being the first-ever player to play for both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, which he achieved when he moved out from Catalonia to the capital for study purposes. In addition to football, he also practiced cricket, tennis, cycling, and was an outstanding rugby player in France. He was one of the founders of both the College of Referees of the Center in 1914, the first college for such in Spain, and the National Committee of Referees in 1922, serving as its second and first president respectively. Early life Alfonso Albéniz Jordana was born on 11 September 1885, as the firstborn of the marriage formed by the famous composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz and Rosa Jordana Lagarriga, daughter of the former mayor of the Gràcia district and a former student of Isaac. He was born in Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902–03 FC Barcelona Season
The 1902–03 season was the fourth season for FC Barcelona. Events Barcelona decides to withdraw from the Copa Macaya after losing two points for fielding an ineligible player in the tournament's first match. The club breaks relations with the Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation, Gymnastics Federation and decides to organize a tournament of their own: 1902–03 Catalan Football Championship#Copa Barcelona, ''La Copa Barcelona''. FC Barcelona wins this trophy. Paul Haas replaced Bartomeu Terradas as president on 5 September 1902. Squad Matches * 1. Barcelona pulled the competition. * 2. Name of the English ship at the port of Barcelona. ** Not counted because X Sporting Club withdrew from the competition. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1902-03 FC Barcelona season FC Barcelona seasons Spanish football clubs 1902–03 season, Barcelona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world. History This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994 by three regulars of the Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew. The RSSSF has members and contributors from all around the world and has spawned seven spin-off projects to more closely follow the leagues of that project's home country. The spin-off projects are dedicated to Albania, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Poland (90minut.pl), Romania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbao Football Club
Bilbao Football Club was a football team based in Bilbao, Spain, which existed during the years 1900 and 1903. In 1902 they combined with city rivals Athletic Club to form ''Club Vizcaya'', a team which won the 1902 Copa de la Coronación. The following year they were absorbed by Athletic Club. History Background Football arrived in Bilbao at the end of the 19th century, thanks to British visiting sailors and immigrant workers, such as the British employees of the Nervión Shipyards, located in Sestao ( Vizcaya), who in 1889 formed a multi-sports club called ''Club Atleta'', who began to play against crews of English ships coming from Portsmouth and Southampton and Sunderland. It was around this time that a group of British workers in the region (not linked to the shipyards) formed a team known as the Bilbao Football Club, which was also made up of British residents in the region, but not linked to the shipyards, such as Alfred Mills, who was a telegraph operator. In the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country of Spain. They are known as ''Los Leones'' (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called ''San Mamés'', which was named after Saint Mammes of Caesarea, Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire, Romans. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white-striped shirts with black shorts. Athletic are the fourth most successful club in ''La Liga'' with eight titles to their name. In the table of ''Copa del Rey'' titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 23 times. It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. The cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizcaya (football Team)
Bizcaya, also known as Bizcaya FC or Club Bizcaya (Vizcaya in Spanish) was an association football representative team from Bilbao, Spain, which participated in the 1902 Copa de la Coronación and the 1907 Copa del Rey, winning the former. In this respect, the team is similar to London XI. It intended to create a team especially for the tournament using the best players from each Bilbao-based club: Bilbao Football Club and Athletic Club in 1902, and Athletic Club and Unión Vizcaino in 1907. History Origins At the end of 1901, the two most important clubs in the city were Athletic Club and Bilbao FC, and thus, a rivalry soon arose between them, playing several friendlies at the Hippodrome of Lamiako, which the two teams shared since there were hardly any fields in Bilbao. Their duels aroused great expectation and served as one of the drivers of football as a mass phenomenon in Bilbao, but despite the sporting rivalry between them, their relations were friendly, and thus, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Copa De La Coronación Final
The 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final was the final of the 1902 Copa de la Coronación, Copa de la Coronación, the Spain, Spanish Association football, football cup competition. The match took place on 15 May 1902 at the Estadio del Hipódromo, Hipódromo in Madrid. The match was contested by Bizcaya (football team), Club Bizcaya and FC Barcelona, and it was refereed by Carlos Padrós. Bizcaya (football team), Club Bizcaya lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2–1 victory over FC Barcelona. Bizcaya's Captain (association football), captain and president Juan Astorquia netted the opening goal early in the first half and they doubled their lead a few minutes later thanks to Armand Cazeaux, Raymond Cazeaux. Barcelona only responded in the second half with a goal from John Parsons (footballer, born 1875), John Parsons, but it was not enough to prevent Bizcaya from winning the tournament. Match details See also *Athletic–Barcelona clásico References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Clásico
El Clásico or el clásico (; ca, El Clàssic, ; ) is the name given to any football match between rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Originally referring to competitions held in the Spanish championship, the term now includes every match between the clubs, such as those in the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey. It is considered one of the biggest club football games in the world, and is among the most viewed annual sporting events."Lionel Messi Reaches $50 Million-A-Year Deal With Barcelona" Forbes. Retrieved 1 October 2014 A fixture known for its intensity, it has featured memorable goal celebrations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Steinberg
Udo Steinberg Werle (13 June 1877 – 25 December 1919) was a German engineer, athlete and sports official who played football as a forward for the Spanish club FC Barcelona between 1902 and 1910. He is best known for being the author of Barça's first-ever goal in the history of the El Clásico. Before settling in Spain, he participated in the founding of several football clubs in his country, as well as being present at the meeting in which the German Football Association was born. He founded the forerunner of ''La Masia'' in 1902, managing it until 1916, and he also co-founded the forerunner of ''Real Club de Tenis Barcelona''. He also worked as a sports editor, and he even held the presidency of the Catalan Football Federation in 1906. He played with Barça for eight years (1902–1910), netting 57 goals in 75 appearances, thus contributing decisively to the conquest of Barça's first official titles, 1901–02 Copa Macaya, which was the club's first-ever piece of silverware, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Morris
Miguel Samuel Morris Yrisarry, also known as Junior Morris or Morris III (20 August 1880 – 16 July 1951), was an Anglo-Filipino of British descent who played football as a defender for Spanish club FC Barcelona between 1902 and 1909, being a member of the Barça side that reached the final of the 1902 Copa de la Coronación. He closely followed the steps of his older stepbrothers, Samuel and Enrique, playing alongside them in Hispania AC, FC Barcelona, and Star FC. He also appeared with them in the oldest photo of a football team in Spain in 1893, when he was still a boy of 13. Early life Miguel Morris was born on 20 August 1880 in the Philippines, as the son of the English businessman and engineer Samuel James Morris Campbell (1842–1909) and Victorina Juliana Yrisarry Errasquin, of Basque origin. In 1886 the family moved to Barcelona, where his father had been transferred to run the Barcelona Tramways Company Limited. On the grounds near the Hippodrome of Can Tunis, their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Morris
Enrique Ramón Morris de Olea, also known as Henry Morris or Morris II (1874 - Unknown), was an Anglo-Filipino football pioneer and a prominent forward for FC Barcelona. His brothers, Samuel and Miguel, also played football, and together with them, he was one of the first pioneers of football in Catalonia, playing for several experimental teams in the 1890s such as ''Barcelona Football Club'' and ''Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona''. His brothers also played for Barcelona, being the first Filipinos to join FC Barcelona ahead of the likes of Manuel Amechazurra and Paulino Alcántara. Enrique was a member of the Hispania AC side that won the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the very first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula. Early years Enrique was born in the Philippines to an English father (James Morris) and a Basque mother. In 1886 the family moved to Barcelona, where his father had been transferred to run the Barcelona Tramways Company Limited. On the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
