Joan Segarra

Joan Segarra Iracheta (15 November 1927 – 3 September 2008) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He spent 16 seasons with FC Barcelona between 1950 and 1964, in which he played 299 matches in La Liga and served as the team's captain for multiple years. He is ranked fifth among all players, by number of starts, in the history of Barcelona.

Joan Segarra
Personal information
Full name Joan Segarra Iracheta
Date of birth (1927-11-15)15 November 1927
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 3 September 2008(2008-09-03) (aged 80)
Place of death Taradell, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sansense
San Pol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vilafranca
1949–1964 Barcelona 299 (17)
National team
1953–1955 Spain B 3 (0)
1951–1962 Spain 25 (0)
1954–1958 Catalan XI 3 (0)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Vilafranca
1973–1974 Figueres
1974–1975 Vic
1975–1976 Mahonés
1977–1979 Barcelona B (assistant)
1979–1980 Barcelona B
1980–1981 Barcelona (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After retirement, Segarra stayed on as a youth team coach, eventually becoming first team assistant coach to Helenio Herrera.

Honours

FC Barcelona


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