Vicente Piera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Piera Pañella | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 1960 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1933 | FC Barcelona | 395 | (123) |
| National team | |||
| 1922–1931 | Spain | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Vicente Piera Pañella (1903 in Barcelona – 1960), known by the nickname "La Bruja" ("The Witch"), is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona.
Born in Barcelona, Piera began to play for Centre d'Esports de Sants.[1] Piera was one of the best right wings in the history of FC Barcelona, where he played from 1920 to 1921 season to 1932–33 season and appeared in 395 games, scored 123 goals. He also represented Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]
Honours[]
- La Liga Champions: 1
- Copa de España: 4
- 1921–22
- 1924–25
- 1925–26
- 1927–28
- 10 Catalan football championship: 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31 and 1931–32
References[]
- ^ http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1988/07/16/pagina-27/1181929/pdf.html
- ^ "Vicente Piera". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links[]
- Vicente Piera – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Piera at www.fcbarcelona.com
- Spain stats
- Vicente Piera at BDFutbol
Categories:
- 1903 births
- 1960 deaths
- Spanish footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Spain
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- La Liga players
- FC Barcelona players
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Association football forwards
- Catalonia international footballers