José Montalvo (footballer)

For other people named José Montalvo, see José Montalvo (disambiguation).
José Montalvo
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Julián Montalvo Barragán
Date of birth (1920-02-01)February 1, 1920[1]
Place of birth Granja de Torrehermosa, Badajoz, Spain
Date of death November 14, 2002(2002-11-14) (aged 82)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1944 Coria
1944–1945 Betis 19 (7)
1945–1948 Mallorca 69 (32)
1948–1953 Real Madrid 72 (11)
1953–1954 Jaén 22 (6)
1954–1955 Levante 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio Julián Montalvo Barragán (1 February 1920 – 14 November 2002) was a Spanish footballer who played as a Midfielder.

Over the course of six seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 85 games and 14 goals, namely with Real Madrid.

Career

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura.[2] He began his career in regional leagues with Coria and achieved promotion with them to the Tercera División during the 1943–44 season, taking part in the team's first appearance in the Copa del Rey. In the following years, he played for Mallorca and then Real Betis in the Segunda División.[3]

In Real Madrid, Montalvo made his La Liga debut on 26 September 1948, in a 4–4 draw against Valencia. He played with the first team for five seasons and scored 11 goals in La Liga, most notably a hat-trick against Sevilla in his first season. He was part of the team that won the 1947 Copa Eva Duarte against Valencia, which was played in 1948, at the beginning of his career with Real Madrid.

Won only Copa Eva Duarte with the Merengues and left the club in 1953, going on to represent until his retirement two years later Real Jaén and Levante.

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ^ "José Montalvo Barragán, pacense y granjeño" (in Spanish). CIHEFE.
  2. ^ "Jugador José Antonio Julián Montalvo Barragán" (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Hoy hace 100 años. Nace José Montalvo" (in Spanish). manquepierda.
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