Vicente Piera Explained

Vicente Piera
Fullname:Vicente Piera Pañella
Birth Date:11 June 1903
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Death Place:Barcelona, Spain
Position:Striker
Years1:1920–1933
Clubs1:FC Barcelona
Caps1:395
Goals1:123
Nationalyears1:1922–1931
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1922–1931
Nationalteam2:Catalonia

Vicente Piera Pañella (11 June 1903 in Barcelona – 14 June 1960), known by the nickname "La Bruja" ("The Witch"), is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Piera began to play for Centre d'Esports de Sants.[1] Piera was one of the best right wings in the history of FC Barcelona, where he played from 1920 to 1921 season to 1932–33 season and appeared in 395 games, scored 123 goals. He also represented Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

International career

Piera reached the Spain national football team. He also played for the Catalonia national football team, and was part of the team that won two tournaments of the Prince of Asturias Cup in the 1920s, winning the inter-regional competition in 1923-24 and in 1926. Piera scored two goals in the infamous final of the 1923-24 edition against a Castile/Madrid XI, the first in a 4-4 draw and the second two days later in the replay, netting the winner in a 3-2 victory that saw Catalonia lift their second Prince of Asturias Cup trophy.[3]

Honours

Club

FC Barcelona

International

Catalan XI

1923-24 and 1926

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VICENTE PIERA PAÑEL . es. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523195718/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1988/07/16/pagina-27/1181929/pdf.html . 2012-05-23.
  2. Web site: Vicente Piera . Olympedia . 26 August 2021.
  3. Web site: La Copa Príncipe de Asturias . The Prince of Asturias Cup . es . . Vicente Martínez Calatrava . 17 August 2009 . 5 June 2022.