Ricardo Zamora de Grassa (6 August 1933 – 31 January 2003) was a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Zamora de Grassa | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 2003 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | Salamanca | 22 | (0) |
| 1952–1955 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) |
| 1955–1959 | Español | 7 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | → CD Málaga (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1956–1958 | → Sabadell (loan) | 44 | (0) |
| 1959–1962 | Mallorca | 79 | (0) |
| 1962–1966 | Valencia | 97 | (0) |
| Total | 274+ | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played 162 games in La Liga for Atlético Madrid, Espanyol, Mallorca and Valencia. Zamora, also known as Ricardo Zamora II, was the son of international goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora.[1]
Club career
editBorn in Madrid, Zamora began his career at Salamanca before moving to La Liga club Atlético de Madrid. After three seasons as a reserve at the club, he was signed by RCD Espanyol, while his father was managing the club. In order to avoid accusations of nepotism, he was loaned out to Segunda División club CD Málaga, after talks with Terrassa fell through, and after one season, he was loaned out again, this time to Sabadell, where he spent two seasons. Only in 1958-59 he debuted for Espanyol, but spent the season mainly as a reserve for José Vicente.[2] After that season, he transferred to RCD Mallorca, where he won the Segunda División title. After two seasons for Mallorca in the first level, he was signed by Valencia. After four seasons in the club, where he won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, Zamora retired.[3] He died on 31 January 2003, aged 69.[4]
Honours
editMallorca
Valencia
References
edit- ^ Ricardo Zamora de Grassa at BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Zamora II". Periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Zamora, un ilustre en la portería". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Fallece el ex portero del Valencia Ricardo Zamora a los 69 años". ciberche.net (in Spanish). 1 February 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2024.