José Carruana Gálvez (1890 - Unknown) was a Spanish
footballer
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who played as a
defender for
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
,
Madrid FC and
Sociedad Gimnástica.
Club career
Born in
Madrid
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, Carruana began his career aged just 18, in 1908, at his hometown club
Club Español de Madrid
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, playing a pivotal role in the club's first piece of silverware, the 1908–09
Centro Championship, and then helped Español reach the
1909 Copa del Rey Final, which they lost 1-3 to
Club Ciclista. In 1909, He moved to
Madrid FC, and played for them for one season. His great displays earned him a move to
RS Gimnástica in 1910, featuring alongside the likes of
José Manuel Kindelán and
Sócrates Quintana. At Gimnástica, Carruana did not lose his way, as he once again played an important role in the first piece of silverware of a club, this time being the 1909–10 Centro Championship, winning it again in 1910–11. In 1912, he helped Gimnástica reach which still remains the only
Copa del Rey
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final in the club's history, which they lost 0-2 to
FC Barcelona
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. He was then signed by
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
, but his spell in
Catalonia
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only lasted one season, before returning to Madrid and Gimnástica, winning yet another Centro Championship in 1913–14.
International career
Being a
Sociedad Gimnástica player, he was eligible to play for the
Madrid national team. He was a member of the Madrid side that participated in
the first edition of the
Prince of Asturias Cup in 1915, an inter-regional competition organized by the
RFEF
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RFEF organizes the national cup competitio ...
. Carruana was also a member of the Madrid team that participated in
the following edition, in which they finished as runner-ups to
Catalonia
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.
Honours
Club
;
Club Español de Madrid
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*
Centro Championship:
**Champions (1): 1908–09
*
Copa del Rey
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:
**Runner-up (1):
1909
-
;
RS Gimnástica
*
Centro Championship:
**Champions (3): 1909–10, 1910–11 and 1913–14
*
Copa del Rey
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:
**Runner-up (1):
1912
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International
;
Madrid XI
*
Prince of Asturias Cup:
**Runner-ups (1):
1916
Events
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January
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carruana, José
1890 births
Year of death missing
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Madrid
RCD Espanyol footballers
Real Madrid CF players