Antoni Ramallets
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Antoni Ramallets Simón | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 2013 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1941–1942 | Europa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Mallorca | ||
| 1944–1945 | San Fernando | ||
| 1945–1946 | Valladolid | ||
| 1946–1962 | Barcelona | 288 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | → Valladolid (loan) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1948–1960 | Catalonia | 7 | (0) |
| 1950–1961 | Spain | 35 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1962–1963 | Valladolid | ||
| 1963–1964 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1964 | Murcia | ||
| 1965–1966 | Valladolid | ||
| 1966 | Logroñés | ||
| 1968 | Hércules | ||
| 1968–1969 | Ilicitano | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Antoni Ramallets Simón (1 July 1924 – 30 July 2013) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and also a manager.
He spent most of his career at FC Barcelona during the 1950s and early 1960s, winning the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper in La Liga on five occasions, and 18 major club honours.
Ramallets represented Spain in the 1950 World Cup and, in the 1960s, managed several clubs in his country, notably winning two major trophies with Zaragoza.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Ramallets signed for FC Barcelona in 1947 at the age of 23, from Real Valladolid, where he also spent his first season after being purchased, on loan. He returned to the club to play second-fiddle to Juan Velasco, making his La Liga debut in a 2–1 win against Sevilla FC on 28 November 1948. Although this was his only appearance during the season he eventually became the starter, being an essential defensive unit as his team – then named Club de Fútbol Barcelona – went on to win six leagues and five domestic cups; in the 1951–52 campaign, as Barça won five major trophies, he contributed with 28 league games, being awarded his first Ricardo Zamora Trophy.
During the 1950s Ramallets was a prominent member of the successful Barcelona team that also included Joan Segarra, Marià Gonzalvo, László Kubala, Sándor Kocsis, Evaristo, Luis Suárez and Zoltán Czibor. During his spell with the club he made 538 appearances, including 288 in the domestic league; on 6 March 1962 the Blaugrana played a testimonial in his honour against Hamburger SV, winning 5–1.
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