Enrique Ponz Junyent (1894 – 9 August 1936) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for RCD Espanyol.[1][2] His older brother, Ángel, also played football for Espanyol.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enrique Ponz Junyent | ||
| Birth name | Enric Ponz i Junyent | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Reus, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1936 (aged 41–42) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1915 | Espanyol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBorn in 1894 Reus, Catalonia, Ponz began playing football with Espanyol in 1909, aged only 15.[2] He was a member of the great Espanyol side of the 1910s that had the likes of Paco Bru, Emilio Sampere and the Armet brothers (Francisco and Kinké), winning the Catalan Championship in 1911–12,[3] and then again in 1914–15.[4]
Professionally, he was a telephone employee and union member of the Sindicat Lliure (Free Trade Union).[2][5]
On 9 August 1936, Ponz was killed in the Republican rearguard at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War together with his brother Àngel.[2][6]
Honours
edit- Catalan Championship:
- Winners (2) 1911–12 and 1914–15
References
edit- ^ "Ponz, Enric Ponz Junyent - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Enric PONZ Junyent". www.periquito.cat. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Squad of Club Español de Foot-ball 1911-12 Campionat de Catalunya". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "La imagen de los jugadores del C.D. Espanyol, Campeones de Catalunya, temporada 1914-15" [The image of the players of the C.D. Espanyol, Champions of Catalonia, season 1914-15]. pericosonline.com (in Spanish). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Visca el "RCD Espanyol". Honor i gloria als nostres caiguts - Àngel Ponz i Junyent" [Long live "RCD Espanyol". Honor and glory to our fallen - Àngel Ponz Junyent]. hispanismo.org (in Catalan). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Enric Pons Junyent". dedalo4.bancmemorial.extranet.gencat.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 May 2024.