José María Vidal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Vidal Bravo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 1986 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1956 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | → Salamanca (loan) | ||
| 1954–1955 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 1955–1956 | → Plus Ultra (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 1956–1958 | Granada | 33 | (8) |
| 1957–1958 | → Atlético Ceuta (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 1958–1959 | Murcia | 27 | (4) |
| 1959–1963 | Real Madrid | 63 | (2) |
| 1963 | Málaga | 6 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Levante | 48 | (2) |
| 1965–1966 | Valladolid | 4 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | (0) |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Spartans | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José María Vidal Bravo (6 May 1935 – 1 August 1986) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder in the mid 20th century.
Club career
[edit]Born in Madrid, Vidal spent nine years of his senior career linked to Real Madrid, but he was loaned several times during his spell. He only spent four seasons with the first team, winning two La Liga championships and one Copa del Generalísimo; additionally, in the 1959–60 edition of the European Cup, he contributed with six games and one goal as the tournament ended in conquest.[1]
Vidal amassed Spanish top flight totals of 117 matches and four goals, also representing in the competition CD Málaga and Levante UD. He died at the age of 51 in Valencia, from a heart attack.[2]
International career
[edit]Vidal earned four caps for the Spanish national team in slightly less than one year, making his debut on 14 July 1960 by playing the second half of a 4–0 friendly win in Chile.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Real Madrid
- European Cup: 1959–60
- Intercontinental Cup: 1960
- La Liga: 1960–61, 1961–62
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1961–62
References
[edit]- ^ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "2–1: El Real Madrid, a la final del Torneo de la Línea" [2–1: Real Madrid, to the Torneo de la Línea final] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 2 August 1986. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Chile, 0 – España 4" [Chile, 0 – Spain 4] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 July 1960. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- José María Vidal at BDFutbol
- National team data at BDFutbol
- José María Vidal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Amigos Malaguistas stats (in Spanish)