Manuel de Castellví
 Castellví (standing, first from left) in 1902 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel de Castellví y Feliú | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 17 January 1950 (aged 63–64) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1902 | Barcelona | ||
| 1900–1903 | Barcelona B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manuel de Castellví y Feliú (1886 – 17 January 1950) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Barcelona in the early 20th century.[1]
Playing career
Born in 1886 in Tarragona,[2] Castellví began his football career in FC Barcelona, making his debut with the first team in a friendly match against Hispania AC on 18 November 1900, starting as a defender in front of nearly 4,000 spectators, but despite his tender age of just 14, he helped his team keep a clean-sheet in an eventual goalless draw.[3][4]
In early 1901, the 15-year-old Castellví was listed as a member of the Barça team that participated in the first edition of the Copa Macaya, the first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula; however, he failed to appear in a single match,[5] probably because of his young age. He thus played mostly with the second team, which was mainly made up of Catalans, featuring alongside the likes of Alfonso Albéniz, Josep Llobet, and Luis de Ossó.[6] He was a member of the Barça B team that won lesser tournaments organized by the Spanish Gymnastics Federation, such as the 1902 Medalla del Ayuntamiento between February and June 1902.[7]
In total, Castellví played in 17 friendly matches for Barça's first team between 1900 and 1902, making his last appearance on 8 May 1902, aged 15–16.[1]
Later life and death
Castellví later became a knight of the Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza de Cataluña ("Royal Corps of Nobility of Catalonia"), which allowed him to marry María del Rosario Bosch-Labrús Reig (1894–1982), a Vizcondado de Bosch-Labrús.[2][8] The couple had three children, Luis (1921–2001), who would later succeeded her mother as the new Vizconde de Bosch-Labrús, plus María and Manuel de Castellvi.[2]
Castellví died on 17 January 1950, at the age of either 63 or 64.[1]
Honours
- FC Barcelona B
- Medalla del Ayuntamiento
- Champions: 1902
References
- ^ a b c "Manuel De Castellví I Feliú stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Manuel de Castellví y Feliú". gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Foot-ball - La fiesta del domingo" [Football - Sunday's party]. arca.bnc.cat (in Catalan). Los Deportes. 25 November 1900. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Partidos del Barça de 1900-01" [Barça matches of 1900-01]. www.webdelcule.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Primera edición de la Copa Macaya Enero-Abril 1901" [First edition of the Macaya Cup January–April 1901]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Albéniz, la precocidad y el clásico" [Albéniz, precocity and the classic]. www.sport.es (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Concurso medalla "F. G. E." - Partidos del domingo anterior" [Medal competition "F.G.E." - Matches from the previous Sunday]. arca.bnc.cat (in Catalan). Los Deportes. 4 May 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Cadenas y López, Ampelio Alonso de (2012). Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles [List of Spanish Grandees and Noble Titles]. Madrid: Ediciones Hidalguía. pp. 178–179. ISBN 978-84-939313-3-9.