Jaume Elías i Casas (6 November 1919 – 18 September 1977) was a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for FC Barcelona between 1943 and 1949. During his career he also played for RCD Espanyol from 1940 until 1943.

Career

Elías was born in Barcelona in 1919 and began his career in the youth ranks of CE Europa. In 1940 he signed a contract with RCD Espanyol and won the

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

in his first season. In the following year RCD Espanyol reached the finals again but this time they were defeated by Valencia CF. In 1943 he left for FC Barcelona and in his time at Barcelona he played in 123 league matches and anchored a defensive line with teammate

José Puig Puig Josep Puig Puig (22 February 1922 – 9 July 1997), known as Curta, was a Spanish football player who played as a defender. Although he came from Girona FC, the bulk of his career was spent at FC Barcelona. He also played for the national f ...

. He left football in 1949 with only 30 years of age.

Honours

;RCD Espanyol *

: 1939-40 ;Barcelona * Spanish League: 1944-45, 1947–48, 1948–49 * Latin Cup: 1949 * Copa de Oro Argentina: 1944-45 * Copa Eva Duarte: 1947-48

External links

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Sportec profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elias, Jaume 1919 births 1977 deaths Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players RCD Espanyol footballers FC Barcelona players Catalonia men's international footballers