Ricardo Zamora
Zamora on the cover of Argentine sports magazine El Gráfico, in 1926.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Zamora Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 1978 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1914–1916 | Universitari SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1916–1919 | Espanyol | ? | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Barcelona | ? | (0) |
| 1922–1930 | Espanyol | 26 | (0) |
| 1930–1936 | Real Madrid | 82 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | Nice | ||
| National team | |||
| 1920–1936 | Spain | 46 | (0) |
| 1920–1930 | Catalan XI | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1937–1938 | Nice | ||
| 1939–1946 | Atlético Aviación | ||
| 1946–1949 | Celta | ||
| 1949–1951 | Málaga | ||
| 1951–1952 | Spain | ||
| 1953–1955 | Celta | ||
| 1955–1957 | Espanyol | ||
| 1960 | Celta | ||
| 1961 | Espanyol | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Men's football | ||
Representing  Spain
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1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkarðo θaˈmoɾa marˈtineθ]; 21 January 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for both the Catalan XI and Spain. As a manager he won two La Liga titles with Atlético Aviación and briefly managed Spain.
Zamora, nicknamed El Divino, was noted for wearing a cloth cap and a white polo-neck jumper on the field, a look later copied by several of his contemporaries. He claimed it was to protect him from both the sun and his opponents. He was also noted for his bravery. In 1929 while playing for Spain against England, he carried on playing despite breaking his sternum. Spain won the game 4–3, becoming the first team from outside of the British Isles to defeat England. Zamora is also remembered for a spectacular last minute save he made in the 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República Final while playing for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, the award for the best goalkeeper in La Liga, the Ricardo Zamora Trophy, is named in his honour, and he was voted one of the greatest players of the 20th century by World Soccer magazine. He was also Spain's most capped player for 45 years until being surpassed by José Ángel Iribar.
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