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 Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

, the bulk of his career was spent at

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 ...

. He also played for the national football team of Spain.

Career

Curta spent two seasons at

(1939–40 and 1940–41) until he was signed by Barça in 1942. On his debut on 27 September 1942, on the first day of the 1942–1943 season, Barcelona lost 3–0 away to

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. He spent 9 years in the starting line-up at Barcelona. He played as a defender and won three league titles, playing 178 league games and scoring once. Curta made his international debut on 26 January 1947 in a 4–1 away friendly defeat to

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. He earned two more caps, both in friendlies, scoring an

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in the latter, a 3–3 draw away to

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on 20 June 1948.

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(3): 1944–45, 1947–48, 1948–49

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