Salva (footballer, born 1961) explained

Salva
Fullname:Salvador García Puig
Birth Date:4 March 1961
Birth Place:Sant Adrià, Spain
Height:1.81 m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Sant Gabriel
Youthclubs2:Barcelona
Years1:1980–1982
Caps1:57
Goals1:1
Years2:1982–1984
Caps2:60
Goals2:0
Years3:1984–1989
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1985–1986
Clubs4:Hércules (loan)
Caps4:16
Goals4:1
Years5:1989–1992
Caps5:58
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:213
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:1983–1984
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), known as Salva, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Salva finished his development at FC Barcelona. In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona Atlètic, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (where he was solely a backup)[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.[2]

Salva's best output for the Camp Nou-based club consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]

International career

Salva earned six caps for Spain in less than one year.[2] His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris,[4] being included in the UEFA Euro 1984 squad and making three appearances for the runners-up, including the final.[5]

Honours

Barcelona

1987–88[3]

1986[6]

Spain

Notes and References

  1. News: Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas. This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales. Diario AS. Jaime. Candil. es. 2 August 2017. 3 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Salva García Puig. El Sitio de Mis Cromos. es. 4 March 2023. 2 June 2023.
  3. News: El día que volvieron a ser campeones. The day they were champions again. Mundo Deportivo. Manuel. Tarín Alonso. es. 31 March 1988. 2 June 2023.
  4. News: 1–1: La selección, con fortuna. 1–1: National team, lucky. Mundo Deportivo. Juan Antonio. Calvo. es. 6 October 1983. 2 June 2023.
  5. News: 1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada. 1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake. Mundo Deportivo. Imma. Mentruit. es. 13 April 2016. 20 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Spain – List of League Cup Finals 1983–1986. RSSSF. Raúl. Torre. 2 June 2023.