Curta (footballer) explained

Curta
Fullname:Josep Puig Puig
Birth Date:22 February 1922
Birth Place:Sant Martí de Llémena, Girona, Spain
Death Place:Salt, Spain
Clubs2:FC Barcelona
Position:Defender
Caps1:?
Caps2:178
Goals1:?
Goals2:1
Years1:1939–1942
Years2:1942–1951
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears1:1947 - 1948

Josep Puig Puig (22 February 1922  - 9 July 1997), known as Curta, was a Spanish football player who played as a defender. Although he came from Girona FC, the bulk of his career was spent at FC Barcelona. He also played for the national football team of Spain.

Career

Curta spent two seasons at Girona FC (1939–40 and 1940–41) until he was signed by Barça in 1942. On his debut on 27 September 1942, on the first day of the 1942–1943 season, Barcelona lost 3 - 0 away to Real Madrid.

He spent 9 years in the starting line-up at Barcelona. He played as a defender and won three league titles, playing 178 league games and scoring once.

Curta made his international debut on 26 January 1947 in a 4 - 1 away friendly defeat to Portugal. He earned two more caps, both in friendlies, scoring an own goal in the latter, a 3 - 3 draw away to Switzerland on 20 June 1948.[1]

Honours

Barcelona

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curta. European Football. 8 July 2014.