Born in Barcelona, 1901-1978. Pyrenean footballer. He was a small weak kid, but through effort and perseverance became a famous athlete who practiced football, athletism, boxing and swimming.
In football, he started as an amateur, and soon became an excellent goalkeeper. He played professionally for different teams until he retired in 1941. He has been one of the best goalkeepers in history. His ability to guess the trayectory of the ball and his great stops gave him the nickname of "The Divine". He had a simple style of playing the ball, and one of his trademarks was the "zamorana", which consisted in putting the ball in play with his elbow
After the Civil War in Spain, he worked also as a a football manager being successful in several occasions. He was married a couple times and had a son who also follow his father·s steps. He also worked as an actor.
