Categories: Football

Batiste Llopis, the club’s oldest player, dies

The former goalkeeper played in the 1940s for the Barcelona first team and would have turned 106 on May 20

Guillermo Amor, Llopis, Salva Torres, Elena Fort and Toni Guil in the last institutional visit made by Barcelona

Roger Torello Esteban

The oldest footballer in having played in the Barcelona first team, Batiste Llopis, has died this Tuesday, May 10, at the age of 105, unexpectedly suffering an accidental fall at home.

Wolves played for Barcelona in the forties of the 20th century, between 1941 and 1943, although he was a substitute and played six friendly matches. He would have been 106 years old on May 20, a very significant date in the history of the Barcelona club.

Llopis, natural of Carcaixent (València) received in recent seasons the institutional visit of several Barcelona delegations.

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