Martí Vergés Massa, usually known as "Martín Vergés" (8 March 1934 – 17 February 2021),[1] was a Spanish footballer. He played as a midfielder for Barcelona and earned 12 caps for the Spain national football team between 1957 and 1962, scoring two goals; he was included in their 1962 FIFA World Cup squad. He died nineteen days short of his 87th birthday.

Martí Vergés
Personal information
Full name Martí Vergés Massa
Date of birth (1934-03-08)8 March 1934
Place of birth Vidreres, Spain
Date of death 17 February 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 86)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vidreres
1950–1954 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 España Industrial
1956–1966 Barcelona 188 (15)
International career
1955 Spain amateur 3 (0)
1956–1958 Spain B 4 (0)
1957–1962 Spain 12 (2)
1956–1960 Catalan XI 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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Barcelona

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Martí Vergés passes away
  2. ^ "Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties". Beyond The Last Man. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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