Enrique Porta

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Porta and the second or maternal family name is Guíu.

Enrique Porta Guíu (born 17 December 1944) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed La Liga totals of 122 matches and 40 goals across nine seasons with Granada and Zaragoza, winning the Pichichi Trophy with the former.[1]

Club career

Born in Villanueva de Gállego, Province of Zaragoza, Porta began his career in his native region of Aragon, spending the 1967–68 season with SD Huesca in the Tercera División and scoring 34 goals. Subsequently, he signed for Granada CF in La Liga.[2]

In his first three seasons, Porta played only 12 games in total, scoring once – the only goal in a home win over RCD Español on 20 September 1970.[3] In the 1971–72 campaign, however, his 20 goals in 31 matches – no penalties – earned him the Pichichi Trophy for the league's top scorer to help the Andalusians to a best ever sixth position;[4][5] this included a hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against CE Sabadell on 14 November 1971,[6] as he became the first and only Granada player to win the award.[7]

Porta scored 11 times in 1972–73, including another treble in a 4–0 win over Real Oviedo on 11 February 1973.[8] From 1973 to 1975, he found the net only once.

In the 1975 summer, Porta moved to fellow league side Real Zaragoza.[9] Following their relegation in his second year, he left for Segunda División team Terrassa FC, scoring five times[10][11][12][13] from 28 appearances in his final season as a professional.

Recognition

In May 2015, the main entrance to Granada's Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes was named after Porta.[7] The stadium of Villanueva CF, from his hometown, is also named after him.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Enrique Porta vuelve a 'golear' en Granada" [Enrique Porta 'scores' in Granada again] (in Spanish). Ideal. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "El Granada inicia su décima temporada en Primera División" [Granada starts its tenth season in the First Division] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 July 1968. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "1–0: Pese a su presión, el Español continuó sin poder marcar" [1–0: Despite their pressure, Español still could not score] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 September 1970. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Historias: Porta ‘pichichi’, por José Luis Ramos Torres" [Stories: ‘Pichichi’ Porta, by José Luis Ramos Torres] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Spain 1971/72". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "3–1: Porta sentenció la victoria granadina" [3–1: Porta confirmed granadina victory] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 November 1971. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 Terrón, Julio (22 May 2015). "El Granada salda su deuda con Enrique Porta" [Granada pays its dues to Enrique Porta] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "4–0: Gustó más el Oviedo que el Granada... pese a la goleada" [4–0: Oviedo were more pleasing than Granada... despite the thrashing] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 February 1973. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Carriega: "Este año hemos superado todas las previsiones"" [Carriega: "This year the expectations are higher than ever"] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 July 1975. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "3–1: El Tarrasa supo resolver pronto y bien" [3–1: Tarrasa got job done quickly and well] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 September 1977. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "2–1: No pierde comba el Tarrasa" [2–1: Tarrasa stays in touch] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 November 1977. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "2–1: Sudó los puntos el Tarrasa" [2–1: Tarrasa had to sweat it out] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 November 1977. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "3–0: Sólo los goles valieron la pena" [3–0: Only the goals were worth it] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 December 1977. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Diferentes alicientes en el Enrique Porta" [Different incentives at the Enrique Porta Stadium] (in Spanish). Noticias de Villanueva de Gállego. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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