Joaquín Montané

Joaquín Montané Martí (1 June 1901 – 3 March 1982) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for FC Barcelona.^[1][2]

Joaquín Montané

Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Montané Martí
Birth name	Joaquim Montané i Martí
Date of birth	(1901-06-01)1 June 1901
Place of birth	Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain
Date of death	3 March 1982(1982-03-03) (aged 80)
Place of death	Sabadell, Spain
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Escolapis Sabadell
	CE Sabadell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1926	CE Sabadell
1926–1928	FC Barcelona
International career
1924-1932	Catalonia	8	(0)
Medal record  Catalonia Prince of Asturias Cup 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Sabadell, he began playing football with Pares Escolapis, the football team of his hometown school, and later he joined CE Sabadell, where together with men like Antonio Estruch or Tena I, he was part of a team that called itself the Tenórios. He debuted with the first team in 1921, and remained there until 1926.^[3][4] His constant series of solid defensive performances eventually earned him a move to FC Barcelona in 1926, for whom he played for two seasons, in which he won championships of Catalonia.^[2] In a time where defenders were known for tough and terrifying tackles, Montané was known to use his ability to steal balls from the opponents.^[5]

Back then, it was impossible to live exclusively out of football, so Montané worked in a factory, which together with injuries caused him to leave football in 1928 when he was only 27 years of age.

International career

Like many other Catalan players of his time, he was eligible to play for the Catalonia national team, for which he was a regular starter, playing 8 games between 1924 and 1927, forming defensive partnerships with the likes of Domingo Massaguè, Ricardo Saprissa or Pedro Serra. He helped the Catalan team win the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF. Montané was a starter in the replay of the infamous final of the 1923–24 edition against a Castile/Madrid XI, where Catalonia came out as 3–2 winners.^[6][7]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

• Catalan Championship: 1926–27 and 1927–28

International

Catalonia

• Prince of Asturias Cup: 1923–24

References

1. "Montané, Joaquim Montané Martí - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
2. "Joaquim Montané Martí stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
3. "Joaquim Montané Martí". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 July 1926. p. 1. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
4. "Joaquim Montané Martí". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 July 1926. p. 2. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
5. "JOAQUIN Montané". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 March 1928. from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. "Cataluña - Centro (3 - 2) 25/02/1924". www.bdfutbol.com. from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
7. Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.