Emilio Salaber
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | La Almolda, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 2018 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Nîmes, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1956 | Nîmes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1960 | Nîmes | 119 | (22) |
| 1960–1965 | Sedan | 126 | (26) |
| 1965–1966 | RC Paris | 15 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Nîmes | 17 | (9) |
| 1967–1969 | Strasbourg | 33 | (6) |
| Total | 310 | (63) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Beaucaire | |||
| Montfrin | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emilio Salaber (16 February 1937 – 2 October 2018) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right winger.[1]
When he was 10 years old, Salaber and his parents left Spain and fled to Nîmes to escape the country's regime.[1][2] In 1948, he joined the academy of Nîmes Olympique, where he made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Saint-Étienne in February 1956, aged 19.[1] While at Nîmes, he played in the 1958 Coupe de France final, where Nîmes lost to Stade de Reims.[1]
In December 1960, Salaber joined Sedan in a swap deal involving midfielder Christian Oliver.[2] There, he would win the Coupe de France in the 1960–61 season,[3] against Nîmes.[1] In the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, he scored against Atlético Madrid in a 4–1 loss at the Estadio Metropolitano.[2] Salaber would also play in both matches of the 1965 Coupe de France final, where Sedan lost in a replay against Stade Rennais.[2]
Following his retirement, he returned to Nîmes, where he worked as a coach. He also coached teams in Beaucaire and Montfrin.[1]