Francisco Armet

Francisco Armet
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Armet de Castellví
Date of birth	5 November 1892
Place of birth	Terrassa, Spain
Date of death	23 March 1973 (aged 80)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1910–1912	Universitary SC
1912–1913	FC Barcelona
1913–1919	Espanyol
1923	Espanyol
International career
1916–1917	Catalonia
Medal record
Catalonia
Prince of Asturias Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Armet de Castellví (5 November 1892 in Terrassa – 23 March 1973 in Madrid), nicknamed "Pakán", was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.^[2]

Club career

Francisco Armet was born into a family of the Catalan aristocracy. Together with his younger brothers Juan and Jordi (both forwards), he formed one of the most outstanding lineages of footballers of the early 20th century in Catalonia. Born in Terrassa, Pakán began to play football in 1910 with Universitary SC, featuring alongside his younger brother, Juan. After 2 seasons with the club, he joined FC Barcelona in 1912, with whom he played for just one year, but despite his short spell there, he managed to win one Copa del Rey title in 1912 after helping Barça beat Sociedad Gimnástica 2-0 in the final.^[3]

At the end of the season in 1913, he was transferred to Espanyol,^[4] with whom he played for six seasons, forming a brilliant defensive line alongside Ricardo Zamora (goalkeeper) and Amadeo Puig and reaching another Copa del Rey Final in 1915, which they lost 0-5 to Athletic Bilbao.^[5] He was one of the people responsible for encouraging Ricardo Zamora to start playing football, as he did not have the sympathies of his parents to play football, and indeed, Zamora would go on to make his debut for Espanyol in 1916.^[6] In the 1916/17 season, Pakán became the captain of Espanyol, demonstrating the great respect that his teammates and his hierarchy had for him on the pitch.^[5]

He retired in 1919, but he still played some friendly matches at the start of the 1923-24 season.

International career

Being a Espanyol player, he was summoned to play for the Catalonia national team several times, and in May 1916, he was a member of the Catalan team that won the second edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup in 1916, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.^[7]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

Copa del Rey:

Champions (1): 1912
Runner-up (1): 1915

International

Catalonia

Prince of Asturias Cup:

Champions (1): 1916

References

^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Pakán, Francesc Armet de Castellví - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Spain - Cup 1912". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "...debutó Pacan Armet..." [...Pacan Armet debuts...]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 13 March 1913. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Pakán Armet". hallofameperico.com. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "El Centro Católico" [the Catholic Center]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 29 May 1983. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Squad of Cataluña 1916 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.