José Maria Canals
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Maria Canals Carbó | ||
| Birth name | Josep Maria Canals i Carbó | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1951 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1912–1914 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1917 | University SC | ||
| 1917–1926 | RCD Espanyol | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922–1924 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Maria Canals Carbó (21 June 1898 – 17 February 1951) was a Spanish doctor and footballer who played as a defender for Espanyol.[1][2][3]
José Maria Canals was born on 21 June 1898 in Tarragona, and began playing football in the youth ranks of a hometown club, the football team of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] When he moved to Barcelona he joined University SC, first in the reserve team and later in the first team.[4][5] At Espanyol he started playing on the left wing,[6] later moving to defense, where he formed a great partnership with Eugenio Montesinos,[3] and became an undisputed starter.[2] They kept many clean-sheets together, partly also thanks to having behind them the best goalkeeper of his time, Ricardo Zamora.[3] In total, he played 64 official matches in ten seasons.[2] In 1926 he retired from football to devote himself to medicine, becoming a renowned doctor and for several years, he carried out this task within the club.[2]
On 10 July 1927, Canals was the subject of a tribute match along with Casimiro Mallorquí, which took place at the Sarrià Stadium between Catalonia and RCD Espanyol, playing for the latter in a 4–1 victory.[7]