José Maria Canals Carbó (21 June 1898 – 17 February 1951) was a Spanish doctor and footballer who played as a defender for Espanyol.[1][2][3]

José Maria Canals
Personal information
Full name José Maria Canals Carbó
Birth name Josep Maria Canals i Carbó
Date of birth (1898-06-21)21 June 1898
Place of birth Tarragona, Spain
Date of death 17 February 1951(1951-02-17) (aged 52)
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1912–1914 Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1917 University SC
1917–1926 RCD Espanyol
International career
1922–1924 Catalonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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José Maria Canals was born on 21 June 1898 in Tarragona, and began playing football in the youth ranks of a hometown club, the football team of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] When he moved to Barcelona he joined University SC, first in the reserve team and later in the first team.[4][5] At Espanyol he started playing on the left wing,[6] later moving to defense, where he formed a great partnership with Eugenio Montesinos,[3] and became an undisputed starter.[2] They kept many clean-sheets together, partly also thanks to having behind them the best goalkeeper of his time, Ricardo Zamora.[3] In total, he played 64 official matches in ten seasons.[2] In 1926 he retired from football to devote himself to medicine, becoming a renowned doctor and for several years, he carried out this task within the club.[2]

On 10 July 1927, Canals was the subject of a tribute match along with Casimiro Mallorquí, which took place at the Sarrià Stadium between Catalonia and RCD Espanyol, playing for the latter in a 4–1 victory.[7]

International career

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Like many other RCD Espanyol players of that time, Canals was eligible to play for the Catalan national team, and in November 1922, he was a member of the team that participated in the fifth edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1922–23, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[8] He started in the quarterfinals as a defender alongside club teammate Montesinos, keeping a clean-sheet in a 3–0 victory over Gipuzkoa.[9] In the semifinals, held in January, neither he nor Montesinos were called up and as a result, Catalonia was knocked-out by Asturias. Canals received his second cap for Catalonia in 1924.

Honours

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RCD Espanyol

References

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  1. ^ "Canals, Josep Maria Canals Carbó - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "José María CANALS Carbó". www.periquito.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Josep Maria CANALS". hallofameperico.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Canals también se retira" [Canals also withdraws]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 February 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Canals también se retira" [Canals also withdraws]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 February 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Madrid-sport (Madrid). 4/4/1918". hemerotecadigital.bne.es (in Spanish). 4 April 1918. p. 13. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Ayer en el campo del Español" [Yesterday in the field of Español]. hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 July 1927. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Squad of Cataluña 1922-23 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Guipúzcoa - Cataluña (0 - 3) 19/11/1922". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.