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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Estanislau Basora Brunet | ||
| Date of birth | (1926-11-18)18 November 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia Valls,Spain | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 2012(2012-03-16) (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colonia Valls | |||
| Súria [ca] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1946 | Manresa | ||
| 1946–1958 | Barcelona | 237 | (89) |
| 1955–1956 | →Lleida (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 253 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1949–1957 | Spain | 22 | (13) |
| 1948–1958 | Catalan XI | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Estanislau Basora Brunet (alsoEstanislao; 18 November 1926 – 16 March 2012) was a Spanishfootballer who played as awinger orstriker.
Most of his 15-year career was spent atFC Barcelona for which he appeared in more than 300 official games, surpassing the 100-goal mark and winning 14 major titles.
ASpanish international in the late 1940s/early 1950s, Basora represented the nation at the1950 World Cup.
Born in Colonia Valls,Barcelona,Catalonia, Basora joined local andLa Liga giantsFC Barcelona in 1946, from neighbouringCE Manresa. He made his league debut on 22 September in a 1–1 home draw againstCelta de Vigo, but finishedhis first season with only three appearances for the club.
In the following years, however, Basora was an undisputed starter, winning four titles from 1947 to 1949, including two national championships to which he contributed with 20 goals in 51 games combined under coachEnrique Fernández. He was part of a legendary offensive line which also includedCésar,László Kubala,Eduardo Manchón,Mariano Martín andMoreno, and scored the opening goal in the1949Latin Cup final, a 2–1 victory overSporting Clube de Portugal.
In the1951–52 season, Basora was an essential offensive unit asBarça won five titles.[1][2] He scored eight in 27 matches in the league, and also found the net inthe campaign'sCopa del Generalísimo final, a 4–2 win againstValencia CF. He also spent one of his twelve years with the team on loan to another outfit in the region,UE Lleida, retiring in 1959 at nearly 33 years of age with official totals for his main club of 301 games and 113 goals; in 1974, during Barcelona's 75th anniversary celebrations, he was included in their all-time best XI.
During eight years, Basora played 22 games and scored 13 goals forSpain.[3] On 12 June 1949 he netted on his debut, a 4–1 win against theRepublic of Ireland. A week later, in anotherfriendly, he scored ahat-trick within fifteen minutes againstFrance at theStade de Colombes, being subsequently dubbed by the French press "The Monster of Colombes".[4]
Basora represented the nation at the1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, forming a formidable offensive partnership withTelmo Zarra. In the opening game against theUnited States, Spain were 0–1 down with ten minutes to go before Basora scored twice inside a minute – Zarra then added a third for the final 3–1.
In the second group game Spain beatChile 2–0, with both players again on target. The side then confirmed its place in the next stage with a 1–0 win againstEngland, with Zarra heading in a Basora cross; the second group stage started againstUruguay, and he found the net twice to help the team come from behind 0–1, but the South Americans eventually tied it 2–2 and the national team lost the following two games.[4]
Between 1948 and 1958 Basora also played five games for theCatalan XI, scoring twice. On 26 January 1955, he appeared alongside Kubala and guest playerAlfredo Di Stéfano in a game againstBologna FC 1909 at theCamp de Les Corts.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 June 1949 | Dalymount Park,Dublin,Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2. | 19 June 1949 | Colombes,Paris,France |  France | 0–1 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 June 1949 | Colombes, Paris, France | France | 0–2 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 4. | 19 June 1949 | Colombes, Paris, France | France | 0–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 April 1950 | Nuevo Chamartín,Madrid, Spain |  Portugal | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1950 World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 25 June 1950 | Durival de Britto,Curitiba,Brazil |  United States | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 7. | 29 June 1950 | Maracanã,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 8. | 9 July 1950 | Pacaembu,São Paulo, Brazil |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 9. | 9 July 1950 | Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil | Uruguay | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 10. | 1 June 1952 | Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 1 June 1952 | Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid, Spain | Republic of Ireland | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 12. | 16 May 1957 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |  Scotland | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1958 World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 16 May 1957 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | Scotland | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1958 World Cup qualification |
Basora's younger brother, Joaquín, was also a footballer. Often referred to as Basora II, the forward represented, in the top division,CD Condal andSporting de Gijón.[5][6]
On 16 March 2012, days after having suffered aheart attack, Basora died at the University Hospital ofLas Palmas. He was 85 years old.[7]
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