José Maria Canals Explained

José Maria Canals
Fullname:José Maria Canals Carbó
Birth Name:Josep Maria Canals i Carbó
Birth Date:21 June 1898
Birth Place:Tarragona, Spain
Death Place:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1912–1914
Youthclubs1:Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Years1:1914–1917
Years2:1917–1926
Nationalyears1:1922–1924
Nationalteam1:Catalonia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

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]

Club career

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

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

RCD Espanyol

Notes and References

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