Ricardo Zamora

Ricardo Zamora
Zamora on the cover of Argentine sports magazine El Gráfico in June 1926
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Zamora Martínez
Date of birth (1901-01-21)21 January 1901
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 8 September 1978(1978-09-08) (aged 77)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1914–1916 Universitari SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1919 Espanyol 48 (0)
1919–1922 Barcelona 38 (0)
1922–1930 Espanyol 26 (0)
1930–1936 Real Madrid 82 (0)
1937–1938 Nice 9 (0)
International career
1920–1936 Spain 46 (0)
Managerial career
1937–1938 Nice
1939–1940 Atlético Aviación
1940–1946 Atlético Aviación
1946–1949 Celta
1949–1951 Málaga
1951–1952 Spain
1953–1955 Celta
1955–1957 Espanyol
1960 Celta
1961 Espanyol
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Zamora Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [riˈkaɾðo θaˈmoɾa maɾˈtineθ]; 21 January 1901 [1] – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for Spain. As a manager, he won two La Liga titles with Atlético Madrid (then Atlético Aviación) and briefly managed Spain.

  1. ^ Spanish Civil Registry, 1901, number 1753.