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Salvador Hormeu

Salvador Hormeu
Personal information
Birth name Salvador Hormeu i Gardella
Date of birth (1894-09-18)18 September 1894
Place of birth Girona, Spain
Date of death 28 August 1992(1992-08-28) (aged 97)
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909 Sport Empordanès de Figueres 2 (0)
1910–1914 Strong FBC
1914–1918 FC Barcelona
1919 Canadiense FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salvador Hormeu Gardella (18 September 1894 – 28 August 1992) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for some of the earliest Girona clubs and later for FC Barcelona.[1][2][3]

Football career

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Born in Girona on 18 September 1894, Hormeu began his football career at the newly established Sport Empordanès de Figueres before becoming an active member of the group that founded the first major football club in his hometown Strong FBC in 1910.[3][4] He stood out for his technical quality, the speed to recover balls, and a great long-distance shot, playing in midfield and more advanced positions.[3] He was part of the golden age of Strong, with Francesc Roca, Carles Bellsolà, and Narciso Callicó.[5][6]

In 1914, Hormeu moved to Barcelona to study medicine and joined the ranks of FC Barcelona, where he began playing for the club's second team.[3] He soon became part of the first team squad, thus becoming the first-ever player from the Girona region to play for the club.[2][3] At the Blaugrana club, he played inside left, forming the left wing next to Paulino Alcántara. In total, he scored 7 goals in 16 official matches, helping his side win the Catalan Championship in the 1915–16 season.[2][3] He also scored a further 23 goals in 51 friendly matches for Barça,[2] one of which against Madrid FC on 4 November 1917, to help his side to a 4–1 win.[7][8] During this period, he continued to play and referee matches for the Girona club.[3]

In 1919, Hormeu played with the Canadenca team.[3] After retiring, he became a medical analyst.[9]

Death

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Callicó died in Girona on 28 August 1992, at the age of 97.[10]

Honours

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FC Barcelona

References

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  1. ^ "Hormeu, Salvador Hormeu Gardella - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Salvador Hormeu Gardella stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Salvador Hormeu i Gardella". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "En Gerona" [In Girona]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 September 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Pequeño historial del fútbol gerundense" [A brief history of Girona football] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Del Gerona Football Club al Girona Futbol Club (1909–2019)" [From Girona Football Club to Girona Football Club (1909–2019)]. www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat (in Spanish). 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Barcelona - Real Madrid (4-1) - Friendly - 04/11/1917". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Goleadas del Barça al Madrid" [Barça's goals against Madrid]. barca-madrid.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Más homenajes que futbol" [More tributes than football]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 June 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Dr. Salvador Hormeu i Gardella". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 4 October 1992. Retrieved 23 April 2024.