Juan Ramón (footballer, born 1909)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ramón Pera | ||
| Birth name | Joan Ramon i Pera | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilassar de Mar, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 1968 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Vilassar de Mar | ||
| 1924–1926 | FC Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1935 | Barcelona | 60 | (30) |
| 1935–1936 | Girona | ||
| 1936–1937 | Badalona | ||
| 1937 | Espanyol | ||
| 1941–1942 | Gavà | ||
| International career | |||
| 1931–1936 | Catalonia | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Calella | |||
| Lloret | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Ramón Pera (22 February 1909 – 8 April 1968) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Barcelona between 1927 and 1935, and for Espanyol in 1937.
Playing career
Club career
Born on 22 February 1909 in the Catalonian town of Vilassar de Mar,[1] Juan Ramón began his football career in 1924, aged 15, at his hometown club UE Vilassar de Mar, which had just been founded (1923).[2] The following year, in 1924, the 15-year-old Ramón joined the youth ranks of FC Barcelona, where he stayed for two years, until 1926, when he began playing with the first team in some friendly matches.[1]
Three years later, on 10 February 1929, he went down in history as one of the eleven footballers who started for Barça in their first-ever La Liga match.[3][4] Two years later, on 5 May 1931, he scored a league hat-trick against Real Madrid at Les Corts, thus becoming only the third Barça player to do so after Jaime Lazcano and Fernando Sañudo.[5] He remained at Barça for over a decade, from 1924 until 1935, scoring a total of 225 goals in 314 matches,[1][6] of which 80 came in 134 official matches,[1] including 30 goals in 60 La Liga matches.[7] He thus played a crucial role in the Barça team that won the inaugural edition of La Liga in 1929, the Copa del Rey in 1928 (although he did not play in the final), and five Catalan championship in (1928, 1930–32, and 1935).[1]
After leaving Barça in 1935, Juan Ramón played one season at both Girona (1935–36) and Badalona (1936–37), before joining Espanyol in late 1937, with whom he only played five official matches, all in the Mediterranean League.[6] When the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939, he played for Gavà and later became a coach at Calella and Lloret.[6]
International career
Like so many other Barça players, Juan Ramón was eligible to play for the Catalan national team, making his debut at Les Corts on 4 June 1931, in a friendly against a Prague XI. In his next match on 6 April 1932, he scored a goal to help Catalonia to a 4–1 win over his future club Badalona. In the following year, on 27 August 1933, he started for Catalonia in a friendly against a Budapest XI, helping his side to a 3–1 win.[8]
Death
Juan Ramón died in Barcelona, Catalonia, on 8 April 1968, at the age of 59.[1][6] His son went on to play for Barça's youth teams, while his grandson, Xevi Ramon, played for the senior team, but only in friendlies.[1]
Honours
- FC Barcelona
- Copa del Rey:
- Champions (1): 1928
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Joan Ramon Pera stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Quienesson y como se han formado García y Ramón, las nuevas "esperanzas" barcelonis" [Who are García and Ramón, the new "hopes" of Barcelona, and how did they develop?]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 October 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "10-2-2011: 82 años de Liga" [10-2-2011: 82 years of the League]. www.marca.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Noventa años del debut del Barça en la Liga" [Ninety years since Barça's debut in La Liga]. www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Descubre los 14 jugadores que han anotado un hat trick en un Clásico de Liga" [Discover the 14 players who have scored a hat trick in a Liga Clásico]. as.com (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Joan RAMON Pera". www.periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Ramon Pera". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Ayer en Sarriá la inaugural" [Yesterday in Sarriá the inaugural one]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
External links
- Juan Ramón at BDFutbol
- Juan Ramón at enciclopedia.cat
- Juan Ramón at WorldFootball.net