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José Iborra
Personal information
Full name José Iborra Blanco
Date of birth (1908-06-12)12 June 1908
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 17 September 2002(2002-09-17) (aged 94)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
? Lleida
? Girona
1935–37 Barcelona 16
1938–43 Real Club España
1944–48 Puebla 210
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Iborra Blanco (12 June 1908 – 17 September 2002) was a Spanish football player.[1] He played for FC Barcelona in 1935-36, Due to the Spanish revolution of 1936 he among others fled the country to Mexico. In 1938 he arrive in Mexico and quickly signed with Mexican club Real Club España which was mostly Spanish players. In 1943[2] he was contacted by Joaquín Díaz Loredo and Alfonso Sobero owners of the newly formed club Puebla. He would help Puebla win their first tournament in 1945 winning the Copa Mexico. He would go on to play for 4 years with Puebla playing over 200 games. He died on September 17, 2002, at the age of 94.[3] At the time of his death he was the last living Spanish player who had fled the 1936 Spanish revolution.

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