José Parra (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Parra Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Blanes, Spain | ||
Date of death | 29 February 2016 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Terrassa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
San Pablo del Campo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Poble Sec | |||
Júpiter | |||
1945–1947 | Terrassa | ||
1947–1959 | Español | 216 | (1) |
1959–1960 | Cartagena | ||
National team | |||
1954 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1950–1951 | Spain | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
José Parra Martínez (28 August 1925 – 29 February 2016) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[]
Born in Blanes, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Parra's professional career was entirely spent with RCD Espa��ol in his native region. He signed with the club in 1947 from neighbouring Terrassa FC, going on to compete with the former in 12 La Liga seasons.[1][2]
Parra scored his first and only league goal for the Pericos on 17 October 1948, in a 5–0 home win against RC Celta de Vigo. He retired in June 1960 at nearly 35, after a spell with Cartagena FC.
International career[]
Parra earned seven caps for Spain in one year. His first came on 9 April 1950, in a 2–2 away draw with Portugal for the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]
Selected by manager Guillermo Eizaguirre for the finals in Brazil, Parra played five times during the tournament[4] to help to a final fourth place.[5]
Death[]
Parra died on 29 February 2016 in Terrassa, at the age of 90. He was the last survivor of the team that appeared in the 1950 World Cup.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Josep PARRA" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ "Nos deja Parra, una leyenda del Espanyol" [Espanyol legend Parra leaves us] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Pardo, Carlos (10 April 1950). "Portugal, 2 – España, 2" [Portugal, 2 – Spain, 2]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Pardo, Carlos (10 July 1950). "España y Uruguay empataron a dos tantos" [Spain and Uruguay drew two goals to two]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Irigoyen, Juan I. (17 June 2014). "El último superiviviente español del 50" [The last Spanish survivor from 50]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Muere José Parra, el último español que acudió al Mundial de Brasil 1950" [José Parra, the last Spaniard that took part in Brazil's 1950 World Cup, dies]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
External links[]
- José Parra at BDFutbol
- José Parra at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Parra – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- 1925 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Selva
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Catalonia
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Tercera División players
- Terrassa FC footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Cartagena FC players
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Catalonia international footballers