Joan Segarra
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Joan Segarra Iracheta was a Catalan
footballer, captain of the "Barça of the Five Trophies", one of the best teams that FC Barcelona
have had in their history. He played in the first team as a cb for 16 seasons for the club, between 1950 and 1964, in which he played 299 matches in La Liga
.
He is ranked fifth among all players, by number of starts, in the history of FC Barcelona.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
footballer, captain of the "Barça of the Five Trophies", one of the best teams that FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
have had in their history. He played in the first team as a cb for 16 seasons for the club, between 1950 and 1964, in which he played 299 matches in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
.
He is ranked fifth among all players, by number of starts, in the history of FC Barcelona.
Honours
FC Barcelona- Inter-Cities Fairs CupInter-Cities Fairs CupThe Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
: 1955–58, 1958–60 - Latin CupLatin CupThe Latin Cup was an international football tournament for club sides from the Latin European nations of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. In 1949 the football federations came together and launched their own club competition...
: 1952 - Spanish LeagueLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60 - Spanish CupCopa del ReyThe Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
: 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1962–63 - Eva Duarte CupCopa Eva DuarteThe Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the RFEF and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo. In 1940, it had the name of Copa de Campeones, and was not played again until 1945, when the ambassador of Argentina, due to the good relations with the...
: 1952, 1953