Vicente Piera

Vicente Piera
Vicente Piera y Emilio Walter (Barcelona FC) - El Gráfico 475.jpg
Piera in 1928
Personal information
Full name Vicente Piera Pañella
Date of birth (1903-06-11)11 June 1903
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 14 June 1960(1960-06-14) (aged 57)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1933 FC Barcelona 395 (123)
International career
1922–1931 Spain 15 (1)
1922–1931 Catalonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Piera Pañella (11 June 1903 in Barcelona – 14 June 1960), known by the nickname "La Bruja" ("The Witch"), is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Piera began to play for Centre d'Esports de Sants.[1] Piera was one of the best right wings in the history of FC Barcelona, where he played from 1920 to 1921 season to 1932–33 season and appeared in 395 games, scored 123 goals. He also represented Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

International career

Piera reached the Spain national football team. He also played for the Catalonia national football team, and was part of the team that won two tournaments of the Prince of Asturias Cup in the 1920s, winning the inter-regional competition in 1923-24 and in 1926. Piera scored two goals in the infamous final of the 1923-24 edition against a Castile/Madrid XI, the first in a 4-4 draw and the second two days later in the replay, netting the winner in a 3-2 victory that saw Catalonia lift their second Prince of Asturias Cup trophy.[3]

Honours

Club

FC Barcelona

International

Catalan XI

References

  1. ^ "VICENTE PIERA PAÑEL" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Vicente Piera". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 5 June 2022.