- Emilio Sagi Liñan
Football manager infobox
playername = Sagibarbá
fullname = Emilio Sagi Liñán
dateofbirth = March 15 1900
cityofbirth = Bolívar, Buenos Aires
countryofbirth =Argentina
position = Forward
youthyears = 19xx-15
youthclubs = FC Catalònia
years = 1915-32
clubs =FC Barcelona
caps(goals) = X (X)
nationalyears = 1922-36
1926
nationalteam = Catalan XI
Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = X (X)
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Emilio Sagi Liñán (born Bolívar, Buenos Aires,
Argentina ,March 15 1900 ; diedBarcelona ,May 25 1951 ), was a former footballer who played as a left-winger forFC Barcelona , the Catalan XI and Spain during the 1920s and 1930s. He was the son of, Emilio Sagi Barbá, the Catalanbaritone singer, and as a result, was widely referred to as Sagibarbá. During his playing career he played 455 games and scored 134 goals forFC Barcelona and is best remembered for forming a successful partnership withPaulino Alcántara . Together withJosep Samitier ,Ricardo Zamora ,Félix Sesúmaga and, later,Franz Platko they were prominent members of the successful FC Barcelona team coached byJack Greenwell . His younger brother, Luís Sagi Vela, followed in his fathers footsteps and also became a successfulbaritone singer. His grandson, Victor Sagi, later ran one of the biggest advertising agencies inSpain and in 1978 announced his candidacy for the presidency ofFC Barcelona . He withdrew before the election was held.Childhood and Youth
Emilio was born in
Argentina , where his father regularly toured and performed, but returned toCatalonia when he was three. He was educated at the Colegio Condal and Colegio Bonanova and his childhood friends includedSalvador Dalí andJosep Samitier . During holidays at the Catalan resort ofCadaqués , the trio played football together. He also played football at school and as a junior with FC Catalònia, before joiningFC Barcelona in 1915.FC Barcelona
In 1917, as a 17 year old, Emilio made his senior debut with
FC Barcelona and during the 1918/19 season he helped the team win the Championat de Catalunya. In 1919 he leftFC Barcelona to study inTerrassa and after getting married he briefly retired from the game. However in 1922 he rejoinedFC Barcelona and embarked on a successful career which saw him win ten "Championats de Catalunya", fourCopa del Rey and the inauguralLa Liga .International career
Between 1922 and 1936 he played at least 15 games and scored at least 5 goals for the Catalan XI. However records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played and scored more. Together with
Paulino Alcántara ,Josep Samitier andRicardo Zamora he helped the Catalan XI win an inter-regional competition, the "Copa Princep de Asturies", three times during the 1920s. He scored in the 1924 final, a 4-4 draw with a Castile XI, before helping the Catalan XI win the replay 3-2 . He also played once for Spain, in a 4-2 win over Hungary in 1926.Honours
FC Barcelona
*Spanish Champions: 1
**1928-29*
Copa del Rey : 4
**1921-22, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28*Catalan Champions: 10
**1918-19, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32Catalan XI
*Copa Princep de Asturies: 3
**1922, 1924, 1926External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=0040 La Liga stats]
* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=578 Spain stats]
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