José Giralt Iduate (March 1884 - 24 January 1960), also known as Patache Giralt, was a Cuban-born Spanish

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who played as a defender and

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for

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and

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. He was a member of some of the oldest football entities in Spain, such as Sky Football, Madrid Football Club and the

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, being a founding member of the first two. His brothers,

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and Armando, also played for

, with José and the latter being the most renowned and well-known, in fact, they pretty much followed the same sporting path until their retirement. He reached the final of the

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numerous times with three different clubs, becoming over the years one of the footballers who added the most presences in finals, winning two of them.

Biography

José was born in

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, Captaincy General of Cuba, in

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, when the country was under the sovereignty of the

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. They moved to

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when he and his brothers were still young. In Madrid, he was part of the Sky Foot-ball club, the first club that existed in the capital, however, in 1900, a conflict between Sky Football members caused some of them to leave (including the Giralts) and create a new club, Madrid Football Club, currently known as

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, with the official creation of the club being held on 6 March 1902 in the back room of Al Capricho, a meeting in which the Giralt brothers were present, and they become members of the first Board of Directors of Madrid FC presided by

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. He then become one of the first footballers of the newly formed

, playing as a

. Together with Arthur Johnson,

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and his two brothers, Mario and Armando, he was part of the historic Madrid team that played in the first-ever

in 1903, playing alongside his two brothers in the

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, where they were beaten 2-3 by Athletic Club. After becoming one of the defensive pillars of the white club, a convulsive situation arose within the entity due to differences regarding the direction the club should take, and this conflict caused the departure of several of its founding members, including the Giralt brothers and

, who left Madrid FC in October 1903 to refound

, a club founded in 1901, but who had collapsed in the summer. Español de Madrid won the 1903–04

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, hence qualifying to the

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, which ended in controversy as they were unable to participate in the

, meaning Athletic were declared winners again. After two years with Español de Madrid, he and Armando returned to Madrid FC in 1905, and they played an important role in the club's triumphant

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and

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Copa del Rey campaigns, featuring alongside his brother in both finals. In 1907, he and José headed back to Español de Madrid, and with them, he reached back-to-back Copa del Rey finals (

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and 1910) again, but unlike in Madrid, both finals ended in losses, despite a goal from José in the 1909 final against

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. In 1910, the two Giralt brothers and

joined

, and they once again proved their quality by reaching yet another cup final, which José missed likely due to injury. In the following season, he helped Espanyol beat

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to win the 1911–12 Catalan Championship. He retired in 1912.

Honours

Club

* Centro Championship: **Champions (1): 1903–04 *

: **Runner-up (3):

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and 1910 -

* Centro Championship: **Champions (1): 1905–06 and 1906–07 *

: **Champions (2):

and 1908 **Runner-up (1): 1903 -

* Catalan Championship **Champions (1): 1911–12 *

: **Runner-up (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Giralt, José 1884 births 1960 deaths Spanish footballers Association football midfielders Real Madrid CF players RCD Espanyol footballers Sportspeople from Havana Footballers from Madrid Cuban footballers Migrants from Spanish Cuba to Spain

Biography

Honours

Club

See also

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