Salva (footballer, born 1961)

Salva
Personal information
Full name Salvador García Puig
Date of birth (1961-03-04) 4 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Sant Adrià, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sant Gabriel
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Barcelona B 57 (1)
1982–1984 Zaragoza 60 (0)
1984–1989 Barcelona 22 (0)
1985–1986 → Hércules (loan) 16 (1)
1989–1992 Logroñés 58 (0)
Total 213 (2)
International career
1983–1984 Spain 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), known as Salva, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Salva finished his development at FC Barcelona. In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona Atlètic, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (where he was solely a backup)[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.[2]

Salva's best output for the Camp Nou-based club consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]

International career

Salva earned six caps for Spain in less than one year.[2] His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris,[4] being included in the UEFA Euro 1984 squad and making three appearances for the runners-up, including the final.[5]

Honours

Barcelona

Spain

References

  1. ^ Candil, Jaime (2 August 2017). "Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas" [This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Salva García Puig" (in Spanish). El Sitio de Mis Cromos. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Tarín Alonso, Manuel (31 March 1988). "El día que volvieron a ser campeones" [The day they were champions again] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (6 October 1983). "1–1: La selección, con fortuna" [1–1: National team, lucky]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ Torre, Raúl. "Spain – List of League Cup Finals 1983–1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  • Salva at BDFutbol
  • Salva at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Salva at EU-Football.info