Julio José Román Kaiser Masdeu (8 January 1903 – 29 April 1954) was a Spanish

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who played as a defender and

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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 ...

and

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. He later became a

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, guiding

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to the ''Copa México'' title in 1947.

Playing career

Julio Kaiser was born on 8 January 1903 in

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. After playing for a few years in his hometown teams, ''Catalunya de Badalona'' (1922–23), (1923–24), and

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(1924–26), Kaiser was signed by Espanyol in September 1926. Despite being a midfielder of short stature and rather limited technique, Kaiser compensated for these shortcomings with a contagious and tireless fighting spirit that made him highly valued by the coaches and loved by the Espanyol fans. Of the four seasons he played at Espanyol, Kaiser was the undisputed starter in the first two, but his situation changed with the arrival of Juan Tena from

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, who together with Ramón Trabal and

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, ended up creating a successful midfield line. Despite the difficulty of finding a place among them, he stayed loyal to the club and remained on the lookout, being always prepared for any eventuality, such as the

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, when the sanction against Tena for his expulsion at the semifinal against

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in Les Corts forced the team to rework. In the final, he helped his side to a 2–1 victory over

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. In total, he played 46 matches with the club, 31 in the Catalan championship, 6 in the

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, and 9 in the inaugural

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season in

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. After the 1929–30 season, Kaiser signed for CF Badalona, and in 1939, after the

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, he went into exile in

, boarding the steamship ''Mèxique'' heading to

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Later life and death

In 1947, Káiser was coach of the ''Unión Deportiva Moctezuma de Orizaba'', which he led to the ''Copa México'' title in 1947. Káiser died on 29 April 1954, at the age of 51.

Honours

Player

;

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* Catalan championship ** Champions (1): 1928–29

: ** Champions (1):

Coach

;

* ''Copa México'' ** Champions (1): 1947

Notes

References

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