Cristóbal Martí

Cristóbal Martí Batalla (born 22 May 1903 – 28 July 1986) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Martí
Personal information
Full name Cristóbal Martí Batalla
Date of birth (1903-05-22)22 May 1903
Place of birth Granollers, Spain
Date of death 28 July 1986(1986-07-28) (aged 83)
Position(s) Winger / Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1923 Sabadell
1923–1925 Barcelona
1925–1928 Sabadell
1928–1933 Barcelona 54 (2)
1933–1935 Espanyol 20 (2)
International career
1930–1931 Spain 3 (0)
1921–1933 Catalonia
Managerial career
1939–1940 Racing de Santander
1940–1941 Real Oviedo
1943–1944 Mallorca
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Granollers, Catalonia, Martí began playing football with CE Sabadell FC before joining FC Barcelona. He made more than 250 official appearances for Barcelona, winning La Liga during the 1928–29 season.[1] After the 1932–33 season, Martí joined RCD Espanyol where he played until the outbreak of the Spanish civil war.[2]

International career

Martí made three appearances for the Spain national football team during 1930 and 1931.[1] He also played for the Catalonia national football team, and he was part of the team that won two Prince of Asturias Cups (an inter-regional competition) in the 1920s, winning the competition in 1923-24 and in 1926. Martí scored the only goal in the semi-final of the 1923-24 edition against Biscay before helping the Catalan team to beat a Castile/Madrid XI in the final.[3]

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Martí became a football coach. He managed Racing de Santander, Real Oviedo and RCD Mallorca.[4]

Honours

Club
FC Barcelona

International
Catalan XI

References
  1. "Galería de internacionales: Cristóbal Martí Batalla" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 July 1988. p. 61.
  2. "Player profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. "Manager profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 May 2014.


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