Vicente Piera

Vicente Piera

Personal information
Full name	Vicente Piera Pañella
Date of birth	(1903-06-11)11 June 1903
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Date of death	13 June 1960(1960-06-13) (aged 57)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1933	FC Barcelona	53	(4)
International career
1922–1931	Spain	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Piera Pañella (1903 in Barcelona – 1960), known by the nickname "La Bruja" ("The Witch"), is a former Spanish footballer who spent most of his career at FC Barcelona.

Born in Barcelona, Piera began to play for Centre d'Esports de Sants. Piera was one of the best right wings in the history of FC Barcelona, where he played from 1920-21 season to 1932-33 season and appeared in 395 games, scored 123 goals.

Honours

• La Liga Champions: 1
  • 1928-29
• Copa de España: 4
  • 1921-22
  • 1924-25
  • 1925-26
  • 1927-28
• 10 Catalan football championship: 1920-21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31 and 1931–32

External links

• Vicente Piera – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Piera at www.fcbarcelona.com
• Spain stats
• Vicente Piera at BDFutbol