Cipriano Prada
Spanish footballer (1887–?)
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Cipriano Prada Amedo (26 September 1887 – unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Real Madrid in Spain.
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Prada (seated, first from right) in 1908 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cipriano Prada Amedo | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Haro, La Rioja, Spain | ||
| Date of death | unknown | ||
| Place of death | Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1908 | Pontevedra SC | ||
| 1908 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1908–1918 | Pontevedra SC | ||
| 1918 | Pontevedra Athletic Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1913 | Spain (unofficial) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Career
Prada began playing football in his hometown club Pontevedra SC, which was the very first club that played football in the city of Pontevedra, where he coincided with his brother Benito and Edmundo Novoa.[2] The fame of Prada and Novoa caused Madrid FC to invite them to the capital to reinforce them in the upcoming 1908 Copa del Rey in April,[1] but they arrived there a month earlier, in March, when the Merengue club was still competing in the Centro regional championship, so Prada made his debut for Madrid on 19 March, scoring the opening goal of a 3–0 victory over Atlético Madrid; there are no records about the next two championship matches, both against Español de Madrid, but it is likely that Novoa started in both as Madrid won the title and thus qualified for the Copa del Rey.[3] On 12 April, both he and Novoa started in the 1908 Copa del Rey final against Vigo FC, helping their side to a 2–1 victory.[3][4] In total, he played three known matches for Madrid.[5]
In February 1909, he was a member of an early version of a Spain national team with players from clubs from northern Spain (particularly Irún, Fortuna, and Pontevedra) that contested a team of players from southern France at the Pont Jumeaux stadium in Toulouse.[1] Prada then continued playing with Pontevedra for several years, serving as captain,[6] and on 25 May 1913, he is among one of the eleven footballers who played in the first unofficial game of the Spain national team at Estadio de Amute in Hondarribia.[1] Spain faced France (the latter represented by the USFSA) in a 1–1 draw.[1][7]
In November 1918, Pontevedra SC merged with CD Pontevedra to form Pontevedra Athletic Club, of which Prada was the first captain and coach.[8] After retiring, he became a prominent referee.[1]