Sígfrid Gràcia Explained

Sígfrid Gràcia
Fullname:Sígfrid Gràcia Royo
Birth Date:27 March 1932
Birth Place:Gavà, Spain
Death Place:Gavà, Spain
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Years1:1949–1966
Caps1:229
Goals1:5
Years2:1949–1952
Clubs2:CD Condal (loan)
Years3:1953–1954
Clubs3:CD Condal (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:1954–1955
Clubs4:CD Condal (loan)
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1956
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1959–1962
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1951–1960
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:2

Sígfrid Gràcia Royo (27 March 1932 – 23 May 2005) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gràcia spent his entire 17-year professional career with FC Barcelona, safe for a three-year loan at neighbouring CD Condal and parts of two seasons in the same predicament, with the same team. He made his La Liga debut with the former on 14 September 1952, in a 4–3 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña.

From 1955 to 1962, Gràcia never played less than 25 league games, winning six of his 11 major titles with the Blaugrana. Viewed as a no-nonsense and consistent defender, he appeared in 526 competitive matches during his spell with his main club (21 goals scored), retiring in 1966 at the age of 34.[1] [2]

International career

Gràcia won ten caps for the Spain national team, during slightly less than three years. His first came on 28 June 1959 in a 4–2 win over Poland for the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers,[3] and he was selected for the squad that competed at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, appearing against Mexico and Brazil in an eventual group stage exit.

Honours

1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60

1952–53, 1957, 1958–59, 1962–63

1952

1955–58, 1958–60, 1965–66

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sigfrido Gracia Royo. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 9 February 1989. 18 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Sígfrid Gràcia. FC Barcelona. Spanish. 29 January 2010.
  3. News: Polonia, 2 – España, 4. Poland, 2 – Spain, 4. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 29 June 1959. 26 February 2015.