José Garreta (footballer, born 1912)

José Garreta
Personal information
Full name José Garreta Sabadell
Birth name Josep Garreta i Sabadell
Date of birth (1912-01-31)31 January 1912
Place of birth Vic, Spain
Date of death 14 January 2005(2005-01-14) (aged 92)
Place of death L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sabadell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1932 Sabadell
1932–1933 Espanyol 13 (7)
1933 Racing de Ferrol
1933–1934 Real Murcia
1934–1935 Granollers
1936–1937 Vic
International career
1934 Catalonia 1 (0)
Managerial career
1942–1946 UE Sants
1950–1952 UE Sants
1952–1953 Horta
1962–1963 Sitges
1963–1964 Viladecans
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Garreta Sabadell (31 January 1912 – 14 January 2005) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Espanyol in the 1930s.

Career

Born in the Catalonian town of Vic on 31 January 1912,[1][2][a] Garreta began his football career at Sabadell in 1930, aged 18, where he quickly stood out for his aggressiveness and goal-scoring ability, excelling as a center forward.[4] He stayed there for two years, until 1932, when he decided to leave the club for financial reasons, being then signed for 1,500 pesetas by Espanyol, where he earned a monthly salary of 300 pesetas.[4] In his first (and only) season there, he scored 30 goals in 30 official matches, including 7 goals in 13 La Liga matches,[2][3] thus finishing that season as Espanyol's top scorer in the league, tied with Ubaldo Redó.[4]

The following season, Garreta played for both Racing de Ferrol and Real Murcia, playing nine Segunda División matches with the latter;[1] however, he left the club due to financial disagreements.[5] He then returned to Catalonia, where he played for Granollers and Vic, where he retired in 1937, aged 25.[3][4][6]

On 29 July 1934, he earned his first (and only) international cap for the Catalan national team against his former club Sabadell at Creu Alta, in a tribute match to benefit Sabadell player Santiago Sitges, who had been hospitalized after a motorcycle accident a few days earlier; it ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]

Managerial career

During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Garreta coached several modest Catalan teams, such as Sants (1942–46 and 1950–52), Horta (1952–53), Sitges (1962–63), and Viladecans (1963–64).[3]

Death

Garreta died in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat on 14 January 2005, at the age of 92.[3][4] His son, José Garreta Viles, also played for Sant Andreu teams.[4][8]

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources wrongly claim that he was born on 30 January 1911.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Garreta, José Garreta Sabadell - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Garreta". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Josep GARRETA Sabadell". www.periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Josep Garreta Sabadell". historia.cesabadellfc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  5. ^ "A Garreta lo ha dejado el Murcia en libertad" [Garreta has been released by Murcia]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Vich F.C." hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 September 1935. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Sabadell 1 Selección 1". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 July 1934. p. 3. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  8. ^ "José Garreta Viles". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 November 1964. p. 5. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
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