Cristóbal Salvó
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Cristóbal Salvó
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Cristóbal Salvó Saura
|birth_name = Cristòfol Salvó Saura
|birth_date = 1895
|birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
|death_date = 17 August 1927 (aged 32)
|death_place = Barcelona, Catalonia
|height =
|position = Midfielder
|years1 = 1909–1918 |clubs1 = FC Espanya |caps1 = |goals1 =
|years2 = 1918–1919 |clubs2 = RCD Espanyol |caps2 = |goals2 =
|years3 = 1919–1922 |clubs3 = FC Internacional |caps3 = |goals3 =
|nationalteam1 = Catalonia
|nationalyears1 = 1910–1918
|nationalcaps1 = 12
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalCompetition|Prince of Asturias Cup}}
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Cristóbal Salvó Saura, also known as Salvó I (1895 - 17 August 1927), was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Espanya and RCD Espanyol.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1007743.html?manager=1 |title=Cristòfol Salvó Saura - Footballer |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=11 August 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811155941/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1007743.html?manager=1 |url-status=live }} He was one of the most prominent Catalan footballers of the 1910s, being considered the best half-winger of his time.{{cite web|access-date=11 August 2022|date=18 September 1927|language=es|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|title=Los que nos dejan|trans-title=Those who leave us|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1927/09/18/pagina-3/1349654/pdf.html|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811155941/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1927/09/18/pagina-3/1349654/pdf.html|url-status=live}} His brother Pantaleón also played for FC Espanya.{{cite web |url=http://periquito.cat/html/zsalvocrist.html |title=Cristòfol Salvo Saura |website=periquito.cat |access-date=11 August 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811155929/http://periquito.cat/html/zsalvocrist.html |url-status=live }}
Club career
Born in Catalonia, he began his career at his hometown club FC Espanya in the late-1900s, playing with them for nearly a decade. He was one of the most important players in the team's rise to become a powerhouse in Catalonia, competing head-to-head against the likes of Barcelona and Espanyol, being crucial in helping the club win three Catalan championships (1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17), the 1914 Pyrenees Cup and he also was pivotal in helping Espanya reach the 1914 Copa del Rey Final, which still is the club's only Copa del Rey final appearance, but they lost 1–2 to Athletic Bilbao, courtesy of a brace from Severino Zuazo.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1914.html |title=Spain - Cup 1914 |date=19 January 2000 |access-date=11 August 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322155924/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spancup1914.html |url-status=live }} In the semi-finals of the 1914 Pyrenees Cup, Espanya defeated Barcelona with a resounding 5–2 win at the Camp de la Indústria, which prompted a pitch invasion where serious incidents happened including Cristóbal being attacked by Pere Molins, who gave him a punch that left him unconscious.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |title=Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914 |trans-title=International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914 |website=www.cihefe.es |accessdate=11 August 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811052947/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2016/02/challenge-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |url-status=live }}
After leaving Espanya he had spells in RCD Espanyol and FC Internacional before ending his career. He died in 1927, aged just 32.
International career
Like many other FC Espanya players of that time, Salvó played several matches for the Catalonia national team, being a member of the Catalan side that won the 1916 Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=939&club=Catalu%C3%B1a |title=Squad of Cataluña 1916 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=11 August 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184102/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=939&club=Catalu%C3%B1a |url-status=live }} At the tournament he teamed up with Emilio Sampere in the midfield. Salvó also participated in the following edition in 1917, in which Catalonia finished as runner-up to Madrid.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=941&club=Catalu%C3%B1a |title=Squad of Cataluña 1917 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=11 August 2022 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627184126/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=941&club=Catalu%C3%B1a |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |title=La Copa Príncipe de Asturias |trans-title=The Prince of Asturias Cup |language=es |publisher=CIHEFE |author=Vicente Martínez Calatrava |date=17 August 2009 |accessdate=11 August 2022 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414023118/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |url-status=live }}
Honours
=Club=
- Catalan championship:
- Champions (3): 1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17
- Copa del Rey:
- Runner-up (1): 1914
- Pyrenees Cup:
- Champions (1): 1914
=International=
- Prince of Asturias Cup:
- Champions (1): 1916
- Runner-up (1): 1917
References
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders