Daniel Solsona

Last updated

Daniel Solsona
Personal information
Full name Daniel Solsona Puig
Date of birth (1952-01-18) 18 January 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Cornellà, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Español
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1978 Español 234 (39)
1978–1983 Valencia 139 (26)
1983–1986 Bastia 86 (9)
1986 Racing Paris 2 (0)
1986–1987 Rennes 26 (0)
1987–1989 Sant Andreu
Total487(74)
International career
1970 Spain U18 1 (0)
1971–1976 Spain amateur 9 (4)
1973–1981 Spain 7 (0)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Can Vidalet (youth)
1994–1995 Can Vidalet
1996–1997 Sant Quirze
1997 Vilassar de Mar
1998–2001 Sant Quirze
2002–2003 Lleida (assistant)
2017 Vilanova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Solsona Puig (born 18 January 1952) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

Club career

Born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Solsona played in 373 La Liga games over 13 seasons in which he represented RCD Español and Valencia CF, scoring 65 goals in the process. He made his debut in the competition at only 18, featuring for the former in a 0–0 home draw against Real Sociedad on 27 September 1970. [1]

In summer 1978, Solsona signed for the Che, scoring eight goals in 31 matches in his first year to help the team to the seventh position and also winning the Copa del Rey. Subsequently, he added eight appearances as the club conquered the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, including the full 120 minutes of the final against Arsenal. [2]

Solsona moved abroad at the age of 31, going on to spend four years at the service of SC Bastia and Stade Rennais F.C. in Ligue 1 interspersed with a very short spell with Racing Club de France football Colombes 92. He returned home in 1987, retiring after two seasons in the lower leagues with UE Sant Andreu.

International career

Solsona earned seven caps for Spain, in roughly eight years. His first appearance was on 17 October 1973, in a 0–0 friendly with Turkey in Istanbul. [3]

Honours

Valencia

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valencia CF</span> Spanish association football club

Valencia Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Valencia CF is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spanish league system. Valencia was founded in 1919 and has played its home games at the 49,430-seater Mestalla since 1923.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mario Kempes</span> Argentine footballer and manager

Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia where he amassed 116 goals in 184 league games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Javier Farinós</span> Spanish footballer

Francisco Javier Farinós Zapata is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Vicente Engonga Maté is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder but occasionally as a sweeper.

Enrique Saura Gil is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Eloy José Olaya Prendes, known simply as Eloy, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dani (footballer, born 1951)</span> Spanish footballer

Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa, commonly known as Dani, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miguel Tendillo</span> Spanish retired footballer

Miguel Tendillo Belenguer is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

Roberto Fernández Bonillo, often known simply as Robert or Roberto, is a Spanish former footballer who played mostly as a central midfielder.

José Ramos Costa, born in Valencia (1926-1995), President of Valencia CF (1976-1984).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darío Felman</span> Argentine footballer and manager

Darío Luis Felman is a retired Argentine football striker who won the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup with Boca Juniors in 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordi Alba</span> Spanish footballer (born 1989)

Jordi Alba Ramos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for and captains the Spain national team. He is often regarded as one of the best left-backs of his generation.

Pablo Rodríguez Flores is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Javier Subirats Hernández is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ricardo Arias (footballer)</span> Spanish retired footballer

Ricardo Penella Arias is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a sweeper.

The 2014–15 Copa del Rey was the 113th staging of the Copa del Rey. The winners assure a place for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Soler (footballer)</span> Spanish association football player

Carlos Soler Barragán is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or right midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team.

The 1978–79 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 77th season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Copa del Rey final</span> Football match

The 2021 Copa del Rey final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, the 119th edition of Spain's primary football cup. The match was played on 17 April 2021 at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.

References