RAMALLETS

ANTONI RAMALLETS SIMÓN

Date of birth

01/07/1924

Original of

Barcelona (Barcelonès, Catalunya)

Date of death

30/07/2013

Seasons at the first team

1948 - 1961

Line up

Goalkeeper

Titles

6 League

5 Copa del Rey

3 Copa Eva Duarte

2 Copa Latina

2 Fairs Cup

545 matches
played

Nicknamed "El Gato Maracana" and "winged cat" for his brilliant performance at the 1950 World Cup. In Brazil he was known as "O goleriro". He played without gloves. He was a record breaker, along with Valdes he has the joint most Zamora trophies for lowest ratio of goals conceded to games played in the season. The Club paid tribute to him at the Camp Nou on 06/03/62 and the Club itself and the BPA paid tribute to him again with Seguer on 06/04/13. He coached various teams but retired at the age of 42.

Player of the Catalan national team

Player of the Spanish national team

16SEASONS	388Oficial matches	34565Minutes played	157Unofficial matches
1946-47	0	0	11
1947-48	2	180	21
1948-49	2	180	15
1949-50	19	1701	10
1950-51	27	2427	7
1951-52	38	3450	6
1952-53	34	2926	6
1953-54	7	630	2
1954-55	32	2880	7
1955-56	35	3150	9
1956-57	36	3240	16
1957-58	31	2790	14
1958-59	37	3160	13
1959-60	46	4074	10
1960-61	42	3777	6
1961-62	0	0	4

CAREER RAMALLETS At FC Barcelona

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

Wgoldld cup 1950 (fourth)

CAREER

Racing Guinardó (1939)
Marfà (1939-1940)
Penya Gracienca Numancia (1940-1941)
Europa (1941-1944)
Base Marítima de Cadis (1944-1945)
Mallgoldca (1945-1946)
Valladolid (1946-1947, On loan)
FC Barcelona (1947-1961).

Titles and individual awards

Best team Mundial 1950; Zamora trophy 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60 (the first three ones were granted "a posteriori" because the prize was instituted in 1958-59). Silver medal of Sports Merit in 2009