Isidro Sala

{{Short description|Spanish footballer (1940–2022)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Sala|Puigdevall|lang=Spanish}}

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| fullname = Isidro Sala Puigdevall

| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|9|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vilamalla, Spain

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|09|21|1940|09|29|df=yes}}

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| position = Central defender

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| clubs1 = Girona

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| nationalteam1 = Spain

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Isidro Sala Puigdevall (29 September 1940 – 21 September 2022) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender for Girona. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/isidro-sala-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085024/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/isidro-sala-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Isidro Sala Olympic Results |access-date=21 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/05/05/catalunya/1367772650_198789.html|title=Girona es redonda|trans-title=Girona is round|language=es|work=El País|author=Jordi Quixano|date=6 May 2013|access-date=20 April 2019}}

Career

Sala spent 13 seasons with Girona in the Tercera División, making a club record 432 appearances, and captained the side.

Legacy

The Catalan Football Federation awarded him the Silver Medal for Sports Merit in 1976.

Personal life and death

Sala's family had a farm in Vilamalla. He died on 21 September 2022, at the age of 81.{{cite news |last1=Roura |first1=Jordi |title=Mor Isidre Sala, llegenda del Girona FC |url=https://www.diaridegirona.cat/girona-fc/2022/09/22/mor-isidre-sala-llegenda-girona-75782930.html |access-date=28 September 2022 |work=Diari de Girona |date=22 September 2022 |language=es}}

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