José Berdié

José Berdié Places (1887 – 31 January 1931), sometimes written as Verdié, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Espanyol and FC Barcelona.[1] He won two Copa del Rey titles with the latter.

José Berdié
Personal information
Full name José Berdié Places
Birth name Josep Berdié
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth Tamarite de Litera, Huesca, Spain
Date of death 31 January 1931
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904 Ibèric FC
1904–1909 X Sporting Club
1909–1911 Espanyol
1911–1914 FC Barcelona 21 (0)
International career
1910 Catalonia 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Huesca, he joined the first team of Ibèric FC during the 1903-04 season, featuring alongside the likes of Pedro Gibert and Santiago Massana, and they also were teammates at X Sporting Club and RCD Espanyol. He helped the former win the Catalan championship three times in a row between 1906 and 1908. In 1909, the club was effectively relaunched as the Club Deportivo Español, the name which still stands today. He remained loyal to the club until 1911, when his regular good performances drew the attention of FC Barcelona, who signed him in 1911.[2]

He was a member of the legendary Barcelona team of the early 1910s that also included the likes of Francisco Bru, Alfredo Massana, Enrique Peris and Carles Comamala, which won back-to-back Copa del Rey titles in 1912 and 1913. In the latter final, Barcelona needed three games to beat Real Sociedad, and Berdié scored in the third game (2-1) to help the Catalans win the title.[3] He also helped the Catalan club win two Pyrenees Cups titles in 1912 and 1913 and one Catalan Championships in 1912–13. He played for Barcelona until he retired in 1914.

International career

Like many other FC Barcelona players of that time, he played several matches for the Catalan national team in the early 1910s, scoring once. On 24 July 1910, Massana went down in history as one of the eleven footballers who played in Catalonia's first-ever international game (although not recognized by FIFA), which ended in a 1-3 loss to a Paris XI.

Honours

Club
X Sporting Club

Catalan championship:

  • Champions (3): 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08
Barcelona

References
  1. "Josep Berdié Places - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. "José Berdié". players.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. "Spain - Cup 1913". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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