- Antoni Ramallets
Football player infobox
playername = Ramallets
full name = Antonio Ramallets Simón
nickname = "The Cat of Maracaná"
dateofbirth = June 4 1924
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1924|6|4
cityofbirth =Barcelona
countryofbirth =Spain
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1941
youthclubs =CE Europa
years = 1942-44
1944-45
1946-47
1947-62
clubs =RCD Mallorca CD San Fernando Real Valladolid
CF Barcelona
caps(goals) = X (X)
X (X)
X (X)
288 (0)
nationalyears = 1948-60
1950-61
nationalteam = Catalan XI
Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
35 (0)
manageryears = 1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
managerclubs =Real Valladolid Real Zaragoza Real Murcia Real Valladolid
pcupdate = July 13 2006
ntupdate = July 13 2006Antonio Ramallets Simón, (born
4 June 1924 inBarcelona ) is a former Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper and spent most of his career at CF Barcelona. Ramallets won the Zamora Trophy as the best goalkeeper inLa Liga on five occasions during the 1950s and early 1960s. He also played for both Spain and the Catalan XI. After retiring as a player he coachedReal Valladolid ,Real Zaragoza andReal Murcia .FC Barcelona
Ramallets first signed for CF Barcelona in 1946 at the age of 23. He then spent the 1946/47 season on loan at
Real Valladolid . He returned to CF Barcelona where he became the second choice goalkeeper behind Velasco. He eventually made hisLa Liga debut in a 2-1 win over Sevilla CF on November 28 1948. Although this was his only appearance he made during the 1948/49 season, in subsequent seasons he established himself as the club’s regular choice keeper. He was a prominent member of the successful 1950s CF Barcelona team that also includedJoan Segarra ,Marià Gonzalvo ,Ladislao Kubala ,Sandor Kocsis , Evaristo, Luis Suárez andZoltán Czibor . During his playing career with the club he made 538 appearances, including 288 inLa Liga . On March 6 1962 CF Barcelona played a testimonial in his honour againstHamburger SV and won 5-1.International career
Between 1950 and 1961 Ramallets also played 35 games for Spain, making his debut against Chile on June 29 1950 during the 1950 World Cup. During the tournament he earned the nickname "The Cat of Maracaná". Ramallets also played 7 game for the Catalan XI.
Honours
*Zamora Trophy: 5
**1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960*La Liga Champions: 6
**1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960*Copa del Generalísimo: 4
**1951, 1952, 1953, 1957*
Copa Eva Duarte : 3
** 1949, 1952, 1953,*
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup : 2
**1958, 1960*Copa Latina: 1
**1952External links
* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=537&n=ramallets/antonio/ramallets/simon Spain stats]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ramallets-intl.html Stats at Rsssf]
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