Carles Comamala

Carlos Comamala (1887–1976) was an orthopedic surgeon by profession and a football player for Barcelona between 1903 and 1912. He was a director of Barcelona in 1909–1911.

Carles Comamala
Personal information
Full name Carles Comamala
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 1976
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1911 Barcelona 154 (172)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Carles Comamala was born in 1887 in Madrid, the capital of Spain, to a Basque father and a Canarian mother.

In 1903, he became the president of FC Barcelona, succeeding his friend Joan Gamper, who founded the club in 1899. Comamala was a great striker who stood out for his side, scoring throughout his long career. He scored a total of 172 goals in 154 games for the club.

He had a very active life and also founded the Irish football team, the Galen[1][2] and the University. He also played for FC Casual.[3] He practised rugby and swimming, made occasional journalistic writings and became founder and first President of the Catalan Federation of Gymnastics, the forerunner of the Catalan Federation of Gymnastics, in 1923.[4]

Carlos Comamala was considered a great cartoonist; he was the creator of the original idea for the current coat of arms of FC Barcelona, then won the public tender for Barça in 1910 to better design their shield.

Honors
  • Spanish Championships: 1909–10
  • Catalan Championships: 1904–05, 1908–09, 1909–10 and 1910–11
  • Pyrenees Cup: 1901–10 and 1910–11

References
  1. "Edición del jueves, 28 noviembre 1907, página 4 – Hemeroteca – Lavanguardia.es" (in Spanish). Hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es. 28 November 1907. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. "Edición del jueves, 21 noviembre 1935, página 4 – Hemeroteca – elmundodeportivo.es" (in Spanish). Hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es. 21 November 1935. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. Dictionary of Barca. Antoni Closa, Jordi Blanco. Hardcover. Enc. Catalan 1999. ISBN 9788441201262, Page 99
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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