José María Vidal

José María Vidal
Personal information
Full nameJosé María Vidal Bravo
Date of birth6 May 1935
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Date of death1 August 1986 (aged 51)
Place of deathValencia, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1956Real Madrid0(0)
1953–1954Salamanca (loan)
1954–1955Zaragoza (loan)16(2)
1955–1956Plus Ultra (loan)26(7)
1956–1958Granada33(8)
1957–1958→ Atlético Ceuta (loan)25(1)
1958–1959Murcia27(4)
1959–1963Real Madrid63(2)
1963Málaga6(0)
1963–1965Levante48(2)
1965–1966Valladolid4(0)
1966–1967Sparta Rotterdam
1967Philadelphia Spartans8(0)
National team
1960–1961Spain4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Bravo.

José María Vidal Bravo (6 May 1935 – 1 August 1986) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Vidal spent nine years of his senior career linked to Real Madrid, but he was loaned several times during his spell. He only spent four seasons with the first team, winning three La Liga championships and one Copa del Generalísimo; additionally, in the 1959–60 edition of the European Cup, he contributed with six games and one goal as the tournament ended in conquest.[1]

Vidal amassed Spanish top flight totals of 117 matches and four goals, also representing in the competition CD Málaga and Levante UD. He died at the age of 51 in Valencia, from a heart attack.[2]

International career

Vidal earned four caps for the Spanish national team in slightly less than one year, making his debut on 14 July 1960 by playing the second half of a 4–0 friendly win in Chile.[3]

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "2–1: El Real Madrid, a la final del Torneo de la Línea" [2–1: Real Madrid, to the Torneo de la Línea final] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. "Chile, 0 – España 4" [Chile, 0 – Spain 4] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 July 1960. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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