Salva (footballer, born 1961)

Salva
Personal information
Full name	Salvador García Puig
Date of birth	4 March 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth	Sant Adrià, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Sant Gabriel
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1982	Barcelona B
1982–1984	Zaragoza
1984–1989	Barcelona
1985–1986	→ Hércules (loan)
1989–1992	Logroñés
Total
National team
1983–1984	Spain
Honours
Representing Spain
UEFA European Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), commonly known as Salva, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career[]

Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Salva finished his formation with FC Barcelona. In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona B, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (three years in which he was solely a backup)^[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.

Salva's best output for the Blaugrana consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with conquest of the Copa del Rey.

International career[]

Salva earned six caps for Spain, during less than one year. His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris, and he was picked for the squad at UEFA Euro 1984 in which he played in three matches for the runners-up, including the final.^[2]

Honours[]

Club[]

Barcelona

International[]

Spain

UEFA European Championship: Runner-up 1984

References[]

^ Candil, Jaime (2 August 2017). "Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas" [This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.

External links[]

Salva at BDFutbol
Salva at National-Football-Teams.com
Spain stats at Eu-Football

[1] Candil, Jaime (2 August 2017). "Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas" [This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2017.

[2] Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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