Enrique Ponz Junyent (1894 – 9 August 1936) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for RCD Espanyol.[1][2] His older brother, Ángel, also played football for Espanyol.[2]

Enrique Ponz
Personal information
Full name Enrique Ponz Junyent
Birth name Enric Ponz i Junyent
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Reus, Catalonia, Spain
Date of death 9 August 1936(1936-08-09) (aged 41–42)
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1915 Espanyol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Born in 1894 Reus, Catalonia, Ponz began playing football with Espanyol in 1909, aged only 15.[2] He was a member of the great Espanyol side of the 1910s that had the likes of Paco Bru, Emilio Sampere and the Armet brothers (Francisco and Kinké), winning the Catalan Championship in 1911–12,[3] and then again in 1914–15.[4]

Professionally, he was a telephone employee and union member of the Sindicat Lliure (Free Trade Union).[2][5]

On 9 August 1936, Ponz was killed in the Republican rearguard at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War together with his brother Àngel.[2][6]

Honours

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RCD Espanyol

References

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  1. ^ "Ponz, Enric Ponz Junyent - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Enric PONZ Junyent". www.periquito.cat. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Squad of Club Español de Foot-ball 1911-12 Campionat de Catalunya". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "La imagen de los jugadores del C.D. Espanyol, Campeones de Catalunya, temporada 1914-15" [The image of the players of the C.D. Espanyol, Champions of Catalonia, season 1914-15]. pericosonline.com (in Spanish). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Visca el "RCD Espanyol". Honor i gloria als nostres caiguts - Àngel Ponz i Junyent" [Long live "RCD Espanyol". Honor and glory to our fallen - Àngel Ponz Junyent]. hispanismo.org (in Catalan). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Enric Pons Junyent". dedalo4.bancmemorial.extranet.gencat.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 May 2024.