Salva (footballer, born 1961)

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), commonly known as Salva, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

Salva
Personal information
Full name Salvador García Puig
Date of birth (1961-03-04) 4 March 1961
Place of birth Sant Adrià, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sant Gabriel
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Barcelona B 57 (1)
1982–1984 Zaragoza 60 (0)
1984–1989 Barcelona 22 (0)
1985–1986 → Hércules (loan) 16 (1)
1989–1992 Logroñés 58 (0)
Total 213 (2)
National team
1983–1984 Spain 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Salva finished his formation with FC Barcelona. In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona B, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (three years in which he was solely a backup)[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.

Salva's best output for the Blaugrana consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with conquest of the Copa del Rey.

International career

Salva earned six caps for Spain, during less than one year. His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris, and he was picked for the squad at UEFA Euro 1984 in which he played in three matches for the runners-up, including the final.[2]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

International

Spain

References
  1. Candil, Jaime (2 August 2017). "Así invirtió el Barça el dinero de otras grandes ventas" [This is how Barça invested the money from other big sales]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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