Salvador Hormeu
{{Short description|Spanish footballer and motorsport people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Salvador Hormeu
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| birth_name = Salvador Hormeu i Gardella
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Girona, Spain
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|08|28|1894|09|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1909 | clubs1 = Sport Empordanès de Figueres | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1910–1914 | clubs2 = Strong FC | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1914–1918 | clubs3 = FC Barcelona | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1919 | clubs4 = Canadiense FC | caps4 = | goals4 =
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Salvador Hormeu Gardella (18 September 1894 – 28 August 1992) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for some of the earliest Girona clubs and later for FC Barcelona.{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=7791 |title=Hormeu, Salvador Hormeu Gardella - Footballer |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=23 April 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/398-hormeu-salvador-hormeu-gardella |title=Salvador Hormeu Gardella stats |website=players.fcbarcelona.com |access-date=23 April 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.enciclopedia.cat/esportpedia/salvador-hormeu-i-gardella |title=Salvador Hormeu i Gardella |language=ca |website=www.enciclopedia.cat |access-date=23 April 2024 }}
Football career
Born in Girona on 18 September 1894, Hormeu began his football career at the newly established Sport Empordanès de Figueres before becoming an active member of the group that founded the first major football club in his hometown Strong FC in 1910.{{Cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1911/09/07/pagina-4/617562/pdf.html |title=En Gerona |trans-title=In Girona |language=es |website=hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com |publisher=Mundo Deportivo |page=4 |date=7 September 1911 |access-date=23 April 2024 }} He stood out for his technical quality, the speed to recover balls, and a great long-distance shot, playing in midfield and more advanced positions. He was part of the golden age of Strong, with Francesc Roca, Carles Bellsolà, and Narciso Callicó.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pedresdegirona.com/separata_fires_1948_1 |title=Pequeño historial del fútbol gerundense |trans-title=A brief history of Girona football |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231824/http://www.pedresdegirona.com/separata_fires_1948_1 |access-date=23 April 2024 |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/opinio/article/1574064-del-gerona-football-club-al-girona-futbol-club-1909-2019.html |title=Del Gerona Football Club al Girona Futbol Club (1909–2019) |trans-title=From Girona Football Club to Girona Football Club (1909–2019) |language=es |website=www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat |date=21 March 2019 |access-date=23 April 2024 }}
In 1914, Hormeu moved to Barcelona to study medicine and joined the ranks of FC Barcelona, where he began playing for the club's second team. He soon became part of the first team squad, thus becoming the first-ever player from the Girona region to play for the club. At the Blaugrana club, he played inside left, forming the left wing next to Paulino Alcántara. In total, he scored 7 goals in 16 official matches, helping his side win the Catalan Championship in the 1915–16 season. He also scored a further 23 goals in 51 friendly matches for Barça, one of which against Madrid FC on 4 November 1917, to help his side to a 4–1 win.{{Cite web |url=https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/match/g2050-barcelona-real-madrid |title=Barcelona - Real Madrid (4-1) - Friendly - 04/11/1917 |website=players.fcbarcelona.com |access-date=3 February 2025 }}{{Cite web |url=https://barca-madrid.com/goleadas-barcelona-madrid/ |title=Goleadas del Barça al Madrid |trans-title=Barça's goals against Madrid |language=es |website=barca-madrid.com |access-date=3 February 2025 }} During this period, he continued to play and referee matches for the Girona club.
In 1919, Hormeu played with the Canadenca team. After retiring, he became a medical analyst.{{Cite web |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1991/06/03/pagina-10/1232246/pdf.html |title=Más homenajes que futbol |trans-title=More tributes than football |language=es |website=hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com |publisher=Mundo Deportivo |page=10 |date=3 June 1991 |access-date=23 April 2024 }}
Death
Callicó died in Girona on 28 August 1992, at the age of 97.{{Cite web |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1932/01/17/pagina-38/33528833/pdf.html |title=Dr. Salvador Hormeu i Gardella |language=es |website=hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com |publisher=La Vanguardia |date=4 October 1992 |access-date=23 April 2024 }}
Honours
FC Barcelona
- Catalan championship
- Champions (1): 1915–16
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Girona
Category:20th-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Girona
Category:Spanish men's footballers