Joan Segarra
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Joan Segarra Iracheta (15 November 1927 – 3 September 2008) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He spent 16 seasons with FC Barcelona between 1950 and 1964, in which he played 299 matches in La Liga and served as the team's captain for multiple years. He is ranked fifth among all players, by number of starts, in the history of Barcelona.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joan Segarra Iracheta | ||
Date of birth | (1927-11-15)15 November 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Date of death | 3 September 2008(2008-09-03) (aged 80) | ||
Place of death | Taradell, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Sansense | |||
San Pol | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Vilafranca | |||
1949–1964 | Barcelona | 299 | (17) |
International career | |||
1953–1955 | Spain B | 3 | (0) |
1951–1962 | Spain | 25 | (0) |
1954–1958 | Catalan XI | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1973 | Vilafranca | ||
1973–1974 | Figueres | ||
1974–1975 | Vic | ||
1975–1976 | Mahonés | ||
1977–1979 | Barcelona B (assistant) | ||
1979–1980 | Barcelona B | ||
1980–1981 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Segarra and the second or maternal family name is Iracheta; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
After retirement, Segarra stayed on as a youth team coach, eventually becoming first team assistant coach to Helenio Herrera.