Salva (footballer, born 1961)

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), known as Salva, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Salva

Personal information
Full name	Salvador García Puig
Date of birth	(1961-03-04) 4 March 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Sant Adrià, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Sant Gabriel
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	Barcelona B	57	(1)
1982–1984	Zaragoza	60	(0)
1984–1989	Barcelona	22	(0)
1985–1986	→ Hércules (loan)	16	(1)
1989–1992	Logroñés	58	(0)
Total		213	(2)
International career
1983–1984	Spain	6	(0)
Medal record Representing  Spain UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1984 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Salva finished his development at FC Barcelona. In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona Atlètic, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (where he was solely a backup)^[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.^[2]

Salva's best output for the Camp Nou-based club consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with victory in the Copa del Rey.^[3]

International career

Salva earned six caps for Spain in less than one year.^[2] His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris,^[4] being included in the UEFA Euro 1984 squad and making three appearances for the runners-up, including the final.^[5]

Honours

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1987–88^[3]
• Copa de la Liga: 1986^[6]

Spain

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984^[5]