Enric Ribelles

Enric Ribelles
Personal information
Full name Enric Ribelles Seró
Date of birth (1934-02-01)1 February 1934
Place of birth Puigverd de Lleida, Spain
Date of death 19 March 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 80)
Place of death Puigverd de Lleida, Spain
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Puigvertenc
Juneda
Almacelles
Balaguer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1952–1956 Lleida
1952–1954 → Binéfar (loan)
1956–1961 Barcelona 37 (7)
1956–1957 → Lleida (loan)
1961–1965 Valencia 59 (9)
1965–1966 Lleida 23 (5)
1966–1967 Juneda
National team
1958–1960 Spain B 2 (1)
1957–1960 Catalonia 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ribelles and the second or maternal family name is Seró.

Enric Ribelles Seró (1 February 1934 – 19 March 2014) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

He amassed La Liga totals of 96 games and 16 goals over the course of eight seasons, with Barcelona and Valencia.

Football career

Born in Puigverd de Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Ribelles' professional career was solely associated to FC Barcelona and Valencia CF. He arrived at the former in 1956 from local UE Lleida, making his La Liga debut on 15 December of the following year in a 1–1 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[1]

With Barça Ribelles, overshadowed in his position by László Kubala, played 78 games all competitions comprised and scored 20 goals, winning five major trophies including two national championships and as many Inter-Cities Fairs Cups.[2] Subsequently he joined Valencia CF, where he remained a further four seasons and won another two Fairs Cups, notably netting in a 6–2 home routing of former team Barcelona in the 1961–62 edition (7–3 on aggregate).[3]

Honours

Barcelona
Valencia

Death

Ribelles died in his hometown on 19 March 2014, at the age of 80.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Zaragoza, 1 – Barcelona, 1" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 December 1957. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Fallece el mítico delantero del Barça Enric Ribelles" [Legendary Barça forward Enric Ribelles dies] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Valencia CF 6–2 FC Barcelona" (in Spanish). CiberChe. 8 September 1962. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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