In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ventolrá and the second or maternal family name is Fort.
Martí Ventolrà Fort (16 December 1906 — 5 June 1977) was a former Spanishfootballer. He formed part of the forward set up of FC Barcelona which also included Raich, Escolà, Fernandez and Munlloch. He represented Spain at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Barcelona, Ventolrà began playing youth football with local sides Fortpienc and Catalunya de Les Cortes. His first senior contract was with RCD Espanyol, and Ventolrà made his competitive debut for the club in 1925. He played for Espanyol through the 1929–30 La Liga season, winning the 1928–29 Copa del Rey during his time with the club.[1]
A spell with Sevilla FC followed, and then Ventolrà joined his hometown's club FC Barcelona. He won the Campionat de Catalunya twice with Barcelona, and scored 31 goals in 58 La Liga matches, including scoring four goals against Real Madrid on 21 April 1935.[1]
While he was playing football in Mexico, Ventolrà married Josefina Rangel Cárdenas, the niece of Mexico's President Lázaro Cárdenas. They had four children, Martín, Pepe, Guadelupe and Jorge. Martín and Pepe were professional footballers who played for Deportivo Toluca F.C., and Pepe played for Mexico at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.[1]
Ventolrà's brother Josep was also a footballer who played for FC Barcelona.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Ventolrà: Una historia deportiva... y de amor" (in Spanish). Sport. 13 November 2012.
^. RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
^Jordi Blanco (20 July 2017). "The tour that saved FC Barcelona". ESPN. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
External linksedit
Martí Ventolrà at BDFutbol
Martí Ventolrà at National-Football-Teams.com
Martí Ventolrà at camisetasclubes.com
Stats at LFP
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