Francisco Cominges
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Cominges Tapias | ||
| Date of birth | 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 19 May 1934 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1926 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1926–1928 | Celta de Vigo | ||
| 1928–1930 | Real Madrid | 3 | (2) |
| Total | 3 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Cominges Tapias (1906 – 19 May 1934) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo in the late 1920s.
Francisco Cominges was born in the Pontevedra town of Vigo in 1906,[1][2][a] as the son of a director general of customs.[1][4] He had at least two older brothers, Manuel (1896–1945), who also played for Madrid, and Antonio, an architect who briefly acted as the Municipal Architect of Santiago de Compostela.[5]
Career
Having settled in the Spanish capital during his youth, Cominges began playing friendlies for Real Madrid's lower teams as early as 1919.[1] He played two official matches for Madrid during the 1925–26 season, one in the Copa del Rey and one in the Centro regional championship.[2] Cominges then returned to his hometown, where he played several friendlies with the newly-founded Celta de Vigo, most notably against Espanyol at Coia on 15 August 1927; according to the press at the time, he was one of Celta's standout performers in a 4–2 win.[1] Being noted for his ability to lead a team's midfield, Cominges' technique, vision, and directness allowed him to create dangerous chances for his team.[1]
In 1928, Cominges rejoined Madrid, making his return in the final of the 1927–28 Copa Federación Centro against Atlético Madrid on 7 June, in which he scored his side's third goal in a 3–0 victory.[6][7] He stayed at Madrid for two years, until 1930, scoring a total of four goals in seven official matches, including 2 goals in four regional championship matches, thus being a member of the Madrid squad who won the Centro championship in 1926, 1929, and 1930.[3][2]
Cominges made his La Liga debut on 5 January 1930, helping his side to a 6–0 win over Racing de Santander. He scored in his next two appearances, against Atlético and Real Sociedad, both at the Chamartín (4–1 and 1–1, respectively).[1] Despite some encouraging first steps in the Spanish top flight, he never again played there, retiring from football in 1930.[1] During his time in Madrid, he played alongside fellow Vigo native Manuel Posada, and even Santiago Bernabéu.[1]