Josep Raich

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Raich and the second or maternal family name is Garriga.
Josep Raich
Personal information
Full name Josep Raich Garriga
Date of birth August 28, 1913
Place of birth Molins de Rei, Spain
Date of death July 25, 1988(1988-07-25) (aged 74)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Joventut FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1934 CE Júpiter
1934–1936 FC Barcelona 40 (13)
1937–1938 FC Sète
1938–1939 Troyes AC
1940–1945 FC Barcelona 98 (4)
International career
1941 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josep Raich Garriga (August 28, 1913 – 25 July 1988) was a Spanish footballer of Catalan origin who played for Joventut FC, CE Júpiter and FC Barcelona in Spain and FC Sète and Troyes AC in France. He played once for Spain in 1941.[1]

Career

Born in Molins de Rei, Raich began playing football with local amateurs Joventut FC. He became a professional with FC Barcelona, where he made his La Liga debut during the 1933–34 season.[2]

His hometown football club, Penya Blaugrana "Josep Raich" Molins de Rei, and its stadium were renamed in his honor in 1995.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Galería de Internacionales: Jose Raich Garriga" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 August 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Quién és José Raich futura "estrella" barcelonista". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1934. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Penya Blaugrana Josep Raich Molins de Rei". www.pbjosepraich.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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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