José Padrón

José Padrón
Padrón in 1926
Personal information
Full name José Padrón Martín
Date of birth 5 May 1907
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Date of death 3 December 1966(1966-12-03) (aged 59)
Place of death Paris, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Espanyol 27 (10)
1930–1933 Sevilla 23 (5)
1933–1936 Barcelona 6 (2)
1936 Olympique Alès
1936–1937 Cannes
1937–1938 Sochaux 8 (2)
1938–1939 FCO Charleville
1940–1941 Red Star
1941–1943 Reims
1943–1944 Clermont - Auvergne
International career
1929–1930 Spain 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Padrón Martín (5 May 1907 – 3 December 1966[1]) was a Spanish footballer who played for RCD Espanyol, Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona in Spain and various clubs in France.

Club career

A native of Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria and the co-capital of the Canary Islands, Padrón played five times for the Spain national team, scoring two goals. He made his début in a 5–0 victory against Portugal on 17 March 1929, scoring two goals.[2]

He won the Copa del Rey with Espanyol in 1928–29; he is listed in some sources as one of the goalscorers in the final,[3] and in others as one of five players sent off[4] (there is confusion between him and Francisco Tena in both respects).[5]

After leaving French team Cannes in 1937, he signed for Sochaux in Ligue 1, where he won the 1937–38 championship, playing just eight games and scoring two goals.[2]

International career

He earned 5 caps for the Spain national team, making his debut on 17 March 1929, aged 19 years 10 months and 12 days, in a friendly against Portugal, scoring two goals in a 5-0 win. He also was one of the eleven footballers that played for Spain in the infamous Spain v England football match on 15 May 1929.[6]

International goals

Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Padrón goal.
List of international goals scored by José Padrón[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2 17 March 1929 1929 Expo stadium, Barcelona, Spain  Portugal 4–0 5–0 Friendly
3 5–0

Retirement

During World War II, he served under Raymond Dronne as part of the Free France, being part of the North African campaign, the Normandy landings, and took part in the Liberation of Paris from the Nazis.[2] He died in the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital on 3 December 1966

Honours

Club

RCD Espanyol

Copa del Rey:

  • Winners (1) 1928-29

References

  1. ^ "José Padrón Martín". BD Futbol. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Lara, Miguel Ángel (8 December 2016). "El internacional español que liberó París" [The Spanish international who liberated Paris]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Spain - Cup 1929". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "King's Cup · Final · 03/02/1929 15:00". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1928–29". LinguaSport (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "José Padrón". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.


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