Joan Segarra

Joan Segarra Iracheta (15 November 1927 – 3 September 2008) was a Spanish footballer, captain of FC Barcelona. He played in the first team as a defender for 16 seasons for the club, between 1950 and 1964, in which he played 299 matches in La Liga. He is ranked fifth among all players, by number of starts, in the history of FC Barcelona.

Joan Segarra
Personal information
Full name Joan Segarra Iracheta
Date of birth (1927-11-15)15 November 1927
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 3 September 2008(2008-09-03) (aged 80)
Place of death Taradell, Spain
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sansense
San Pol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vilafranca
1949–1964 Barcelona 299 (17)
National team
1953–1955 Spain B 3 (0)
1951–1962 Spain 25 (0)
1954–1958 Catalan XI 3 (0)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Vilafranca
1973–1974 Figueres
1974–1975 Vic
1975–1976 Mahonés
1977–1979 Barcelona B (assistant)
1979–1980 Barcelona B
1980–1981 Barcelona (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Catalan naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Segarra and the second or maternal family name is Iracheta.

After retirement, he stayed on as a youth team coach, eventually becoming first team assistant coach to Helenio Herrera.

Honours
FC Barcelona
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