Juan Pellicer Palau (21 February 1901 - 29 January 1956) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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for CE Europa.

Club career

Born in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, he began playing football with CE Europa in 1917. Along with the likes of Mauricio, Cros and

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, he was part of the attacking front of the great CE Europa side of the twenties, that won the Catalan Championship in 1923 after beating

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1-0 in a play-off title-decider, and reached the

1923 Copa del Rey Final The 1923 Copa del Rey Final was the 23rd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Les Corts, in Barcelona, on 13 May 1923. Athletic Bilbao beat Europa 1–0 and won their ninth title. The lonely goal w ...

, where they were beaten 0-1 by

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, courtesy of a goal from Travieso.

International career

Between 1917 and 1930 he played at least 8 games and scored at least 2 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,

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and

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, he was part of the great Catalonia side of the twenties that won two Prince of Asturias Cups, an inter-regional competition organized by the

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. In the 1923–24 edition, he scored the winning goal in the quarter-finals against

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, and in the 1926 edition, he netted a goal in the second leg of the final against Asturias to help Catalonia win the match 4-3.

Honours

Club

; CE Europa

Catalan football championship The Catalan football championship ''(Campionat de Catalunya)'' was a football competition in Catalonia and the first football league in Spain before La Liga was established in 1929. In December 1900, Alfons Macaya, the president of Hispania AC, o ...

: *Champions (1): 1922–23

Copa del Rey 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 footbal ...

: *Runner-up (1):

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International

;

Prince of Asturias Cup: *Champions (2): 1923–24 and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pellicer, Juan 1901 births 1956 deaths Footballers from Catalonia Spanish footballers Association football wingers CE Europa footballers UE Sant Andreu footballers FC Martinenc players Catalonia international footballers