Sígfrid Gràcia

Sígfrid Gràcia

Personal information
Full name	Sígfrid Gràcia Royo
Date of birth	27 March 1932(1932-03-27)
Place of birth	Gavà, Spain
Date of death	23 May 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 73)
Place of death	Gavà, Spain
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1952–1966	Barcelona	231	(5)
National team
1956	Spain B	1	(0)
1959–1962	Spain	10	(0)
1951–1960	Catalan XI	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gràcia and the second or maternal family name is Royo.

Sígfrid Gràcia Royo (27 March 1932 – 23 May 2005), was a Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona, In his position of left back he showed typical signs of security and regularity. All his traits made him a "must" in the eyes of all the coaches that led the team during his time at Barcelona; playing almost 50 games a season.

He was a valuable part of the defensive line up, although he never did the spectacular on pitch, his presence in the team was vital. He was a true player of the club. He played in the first team for 14 seasons for the club, between 1952 and 1966.

Gràcia earned 10 caps for the Spain national football team and was included in their 1962 FIFA World Cup squad.

Honours

FC Barcelona

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1955–58, 1958–60, 1965–66
• Spanish League: 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60
• Spanish Cup: 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1962–63
• Copa Eva Duarte: 1953

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• NationalFootballTeams data
• FC Barcelona profile
• FC Barcelona archives (Spanish)
• FC Barcelona profile
• Sígfrid Gràcia – FIFA competition record