Josep Samitier Vilalta (; 2 February 1902 – 4 May 1972), also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish
football player, manager and scout who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
,
Real Madrid,
OGC Nice, the
Catalan XI, and
Spain
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, i ...
. He later coached
Atlético Madrid
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, 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
Luis Suárez
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...
,
László Kubala
László Kubala ( sk, Ladislav Kubala, es, Ladislao Kubala, 10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002) was a Hungarian-Slovak professional footballer who also had Spanish citizenship. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, ...
,
César, and
Lionel Messi
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. As a player, Samitier pioneered the ''midfield general'' role and was nicknamed ''Surrealista'' (''The Surrealist'') and ''Home Magosta'' (''The Grasshopper Man'')
due to his style.
As a manager, he led Barcelona to a title in
La Liga
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in 1945, and as a scout he recruited another Barcelona legend, László Kubala. However, Samitier was later accused of acting as a double agent when the club tried to sign
Alfredo Di Stéfano
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People with the given name include:
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, and in the 1960s, he fell out with
Helenio Herrera
Helenio Herrera Gavilán (; 10 April 1910 – 9 November 1997) was an Argentine, naturalized French, football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as ''Grande Inter'' in the 1960s.
During h ...
and went to work for Real Madrid. Despite his role in the Di Stéfano affair,
twice defecting to
Real Madrid, and his friendship with
Francisco Franco
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,
Samitier remained a legendary figure of FC Barcelona. When he died in 1972, he was given a state funeral and a street that leads to
Camp Nou.
Club career
Early life
Born in
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Samitier played as a junior for FC Internacional before, at the age of 17, he made his debut for
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
in 1919. As his signing-on bonus, he received a luminous watch and a three-piece suit. Among his teammates at the club was his childhood friend
Sagibarba. During holidays at the Catalan resort of
Cadaqués, Samitier and Sagibarba had played football with, among others,
Salvador Dalí
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. He was also friends with the famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali.
FC Barcelona
By 1925 Samitier was the highest-paid player in
Spain
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, i ...
. He was a member of the legendary
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
team, coached by
Jack Greenwell
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, that, apart from Sagibarba, also included
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a football player and manager who played as a forward. Born in the Philippines, he spent most of his playing career at Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the Philipp ...
,
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 14 February 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Cata ...
,
Félix Sesúmaga
Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte (12 October 1898 – 24 August 1925) was a Spanish (Basque) footballer who played as a forward for Arenas Club de Getxo, FC Barcelona, Racing de Sama de Langreo, Athletic Bilbao and Spain.
Sesúmaga won the Copa del Re ...
and, later,
Franz Platko Franz may refer to:
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. Between 1919 and 1933 he won twelve
Campionat de Catalunya
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In December 1900, Alfons Macaya, the president of Hispania AC, ...
titles, five
Copa del Rey
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and the very first
La Liga
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title. Among the goals he scored were four in the
Copa del Rey
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finals of 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1928.
Madrid CF
In 1933 an aging Samiter found himself in dispute with the
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
management and he was dropped from the first team.
Real Madrid, then known as ''Madrid CF'', were quick to take advantage of the situation. Samitier was reunited with both his friend
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 14 February 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Cata ...
and then
Francisco Bru
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. Although his career with the Madrid club was short, he did help them win a title in
La Liga 1932–33 and the
Copa de España in 1934.
Samitier Tribute
The tribute match to Samitier was held on 13 May 1934 at
Estadio Chamartín
Estadio Chamartín was a multi-use stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of Real Madrid matches before the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium opened in 1947. The stadium held 22,500 people and was built in 1924.
The stadium wa ...
in
Madrid
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, between Madrid FC and
Espanyol
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, and Samitier scored both the first and the last goals of an 8-2 win. Other Madrid goalscorers include the likes of
Eugenio
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,
Hilario Hilario or Hilário can be both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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*Hilario (footballer, born 1905), Hilario (1905–1989), Spanish footballer and manager
*Hilário (footballer, born 1939), Hilário (born 193 ...
,
Luis Regueiro
Luis Regueiro Pagola ( 1 July 1908 – 6 December 1995), sometimes nicknamed ''Corso'', was a footballer, and an Olympian from the Basque Country in the north of Spain.
Football career
He began his career in 1924 playing for Real Unión in t ...
and
Lazcano, while
José Padrón scored one of Espanyol's consolation goals.
Madrid:
Zamora (
Cayol 45´);
Quesada, Maciá,
P. Regueiro (
Sauto),
Bonet,
Gurruchaga, (
Valle
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* Valle (surname)
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*"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina
*University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colombia ...
45´),
Lazcano,
L. Regueiro (
Olivares 45´) Samitier,
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Given name
*Hilario (footballer, born 1905), Hilario (1905–1989), Spanish footballer and manager
*Hilário (footballer, born 1939), Hilário (born 193 ...
and
Eugenio
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The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar de ...
.
Espanyol:
Martorell
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It has three railway stations - on ...
(
Eizaguirre 45´);
Mas, Pérez,
Cifuentes,
Solé
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Biography
Solé was born in 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Phyllis Frazier and James Johnston, Her sibling ...
(Antero 45´),
Cristià,
Prats,
Edelmiro,
Iriondo,
Padrón
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and
Bosch.
Exile in France
In 1936 Samitier made a brief start to his career as a coach. He succeeded
Fred Pentland
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Pentland played club football in the Football League for Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough, in the Southern Football League f ...
at
Atlético Madrid
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in the middle of the season, but failed to prevent them from being relegated. However, Samitier's new career and Atlético's relegation were postponed with the start of the
Spanish Civil War
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. He found himself arrested by an
anarchist
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militia
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, but was eventually released and left for
France
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on a warship. His ''escape'' was later used by the
Nationalist side in an account printed in
''Marca''. In October 1936 he joined
OGC Nice as a player, where he was reunited once again with
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 14 February 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Cata ...
. He subsequently scored 21 goals in 48 matches for the French team. He eventually retired as a player in 1939 and was briefly coach at
OGC Nice in 1942.
Return to Barcelona
Samitier returned to
Spain
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and became manager of
CF Barcelona
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Founded ...
in 1944. In
1945 he guided them to only their second ever
La Liga
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title. Then they beat the
Copa del Generalísimo
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winners
Atlético Bilbao to win the
Copa de Oro Argentina
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. Samitier subsequently worked as the clubs ''chief scout'' and was instrumental in the recruitment of another
CF Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
legend
Ladislao Kubala
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* Ladislao Diwa, Filipino patriot
* Ladislao Martínez, Puerto Rico musician
* Lászl ...
.
In the summer of 1950 Kubala arrived in
Spain
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, i ...
with his own team, ''Hungaria''. The team was made up of fellow refugees fleeing
Eastern Europe
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. They played a series of friendlies against a ''Madrid Select XI'', a
Spain XI and
RCD Español
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. During these games, Kubala was spotted by both
Real Madrid and Samitier. Kubala was offered a contract by Real but was then persuaded by Samitier to sign for CF Barcelona. It has been suggested that Samitier used his connections within
Francoist Spain
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to help arrange the transfer. In the midst of the
Cold War
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, Kubala's escape to the West was used by
Francoist Spain
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and was made into a film ''The Stars Search for Peace'' which saw Kubala and Samitier playing themselves.
International career
In 1920, together with
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 14 February 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Cata ...
,
Félix Sesúmaga
Félix Sesúmaga Ugarte (12 October 1898 – 24 August 1925) was a Spanish (Basque) footballer who played as a forward for Arenas Club de Getxo, FC Barcelona, Racing de Sama de Langreo, Athletic Bilbao and Spain.
Sesúmaga won the Copa del Re ...
,
Pichichi and
José María Belauste
José María de Belausteguigoitia Landaluce (3 September 1889 – 4 September 1964), known as Belauste, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Belauste played with Athletic Bilbao from ages 15 ...
, Samitier was a member of the first ever
Spanish national squad. The squad, coached by
Francisco Bru
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, won the silver medal at the
1920 Olympic Games. He subsequently made 21 appearances and scored 2 goals for Spain.
Samitier also played 26 games and scored at least 20 goals for the
Catalan XI. However, records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played and scored more. Together with
Paulino Alcántara
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a football player and manager who played as a forward. Born in the Philippines, he spent most of his playing career at Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the Philipp ...
,
Sagibarba and Zamora, he helped the Catalan XI win the
Prince of Asturias Cup
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twice in the 1920s, winning the inter-regional competition in
1923–24 and
1926. In the
1924 final, he scored twice in a 4–4 draw against
Castile/Madrid XI and scored again in the replay as the Catalan team won 3–2. Catalonia faced
Czechoslovakia
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, image_p1 ...
twice in 1925 and 1926, and Samitier managed to score in both games, a 2–1 win and a 2–1 defeat, respecteviely.
His last game for the Catalan XI was his own testimonial on 19 January 1936 at the
''Les Corts''. He scored in a 1–1 draw with SK Sidenice of
Czechoslovakia
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Samitier goal.''
Honours
Player
Club
FC Barcelona
*
La Liga
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:
1929
*
Copa del Rey
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(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
*La Liga:
1932–33
*Copa del Rey:
1934
International
Spain
*
Olympic Games
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Silver medal:
1920
Catalan XI
*
Prince of Asturias Cup
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:
1923-24 and
1926
Manager
CF Barcelona
* La Liga:
1944–45
*
Copa de Oro Argentina
The Copa de Oro Argentina was a Spanish football competition, held once on 23 December 1945 as a one-off game between FC Barcelona (winner of the 1944–45 La Liga) and Athletic Bilbao (winner of the 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo), with Barcelo ...
: 1945
Citations
References
* ''Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football'' (2003), Phil Ball
*
External links
Samitier at www.fcbarcelona.comLa Liga player stats Spain stats La Liga manager stats*
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