MADRID, 28 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This Saturday, the Real Racing Club of Santander mourned the death at the age of 88 of the former Catalan footballer Antonio Salvador Ruiz, who played 57 official matches with the green and white shirt in the 60s of the last century, in addition to having played for CA Osasuna and the Valencia CF, among other teams.
“The Cantabrian entity joins the pain of his family and friends for this irreparable loss, while sending its most sincere condolences,” said Racing de Santander on its website, where it was also specified that Salvador “played as a defender and “He started playing football at the San Francisco Sports Club.”
“His professional career began at Club Deportivo Condal, the second team of the Barcelona Football Club, with which he debuted in the First Division in 1956. He later performed in Ceuta – while completing his military service – to later defend the Osasuna shirt. , with which he achieved a promotion to the highest category,” summarized the Santander entity in its online statement.
“In 1962 he joined Valencia CF – five games in the League and two in the Cup – and a year later he arrived in Santander along with Nando Yosu, who was returning to the club of his life, as part of the transfer operation for Suco and Odriozola. “, recalled the same press release.
Salvador’s debut for Racing Santander was against Deportivo de La Coruña on September 15, 1963, at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, and after three years as a racing player he hung up his boots in 1966, with 57 official matches. to his credit.
“Academically brilliant, he was a professor of Economic History and director of the University School of Labor Relations at the University of La Rioja,” concluded the Racing de Santander note.