Manuel Badenes Calduch (31 October 1928 – 26 November 2007) was a Spanish
footballer
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, who played as a
forward
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for clubs such as
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 ...
and
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...
.
Club career
Badenes started his career at
CD Castellón
Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''No ...
. His first season at the club saw him score four goals in ten games which resulted in a move to Barcelona. He spent two season at the club, winning two
La Liga
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titles before moving to
Valencia
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. He scored 90 goals in 97 games at Valencia before moving to
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system.
The club colo ...
, where he won the
Pichichi trophy
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awarded to the top scorer in La Liga in 1958.
International career
Badenes is the all-time top goal scorer of
Spain B with 8 goals, and remarkably, he managed to achieve this feat having only two appearances for the team (a ratio of four goals per game), both at the
1953–58 Mediterranean Cup
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, netting four past
Greece
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and four again against
Egypt
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, to be crowned the tournament's top goal scorer.
However, despite his prolificness for the B team, he never managed to reach the main team.
Club statistics
International goals
:''Spain B score listed first, score column indicates score after each Badenes goal.
Honours
Club
;FC Barcelona
*
Spanish League:
1947–48,
1948–49
*
Latin Cup
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: 1949
*
Copa Eva Duarte
The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.
History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the nam ...
: 1948
;Valencia CF
*
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 ...
: 1953–54
International
;Spain B
*
Mediterranean Cup
On 11 July 1998 the first ever 13 a side rugby league match was played between Italia and Lebanon, which took place at Leichhardt Oval - Sydney - Australia, the match was known as 'The Mediterranean Cup'. A crowd of almost 10,000 watched as these ...
:
1953-58
Individual
;Real Valladolid
*
Pichichi Trophy
In Spanish football, the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper '' Marca'' to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the ...
:
1957–58
*Top goalscorer of the
1953-58 Mediterranean Cup with 8 goals
Records
*All-time top goal scorer of
Spain B with 8 goals
*All-time top goal scorer of the
Mediterranean Cup
On 11 July 1998 the first ever 13 a side rugby league match was played between Italia and Lebanon, which took place at Leichhardt Oval - Sydney - Australia, the match was known as 'The Mediterranean Cup'. A crowd of almost 10,000 watched as these ...
with 8 goals
References
External links
*
Valencia CF profile
FC Barcelona profile
1928 births
2007 deaths
Sportspeople from Castellón de la Plana
Spanish footballers
Association football forwards
La Liga players
CD Castellón footballers
FC Barcelona players
Real Zaragoza players
Valencia CF players
Real Valladolid players
Sporting de Gijón players
Spain B international footballers
Pichichi Trophy winners
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