Cristóbal Martí

Martí

Personal information
Full name	Cristóbal Martí Batalla
Date of birth	(1903-05-22)22 May 1903
Place of birth	Granollers, Spain
Date of death	28 July 1986(1986-07-28) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Winger / Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1923	Sabadell
1923–1925	Barcelona
1925–1928	Sabadell
1928–1933	Barcelona	54	(2)
1933–1935	Espanyol	20	(2)
International career
1930–1931	Spain	3	(0)
1921–1933	Catalonia
Managerial career
1939–1940	Racing de Santander
1940–1941	Real Oviedo
1943–1944	Mallorca
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristóbal Martí Batalla (born 22 May 1903 – 28 July 1986) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Career

Born in Granollers, Catalonia, Martí began playing football with CE Sabadell FC before joining FC Barcelona. He made more than 250 official appearances for Barcelona, winning La Liga during the 1928–29 season. After the 1932–33 season, Martí joined RCD Espanyol where he played until the outbreak of the Spanish civil war.

International career

Martí made three appearances for the Spain national football team during 1930 and 1931. He also played for the Catalonia national football team, and he was part of the team that won two Prince of Asturias Cups (an inter-regional competition) in the 1920s, winning the competition in 1923-24 and in 1926. Martí scored the only goal in the semi-final of the 1923-24 edition against Biscay before helping the Catalan team to beat a Castile/Madrid XI in the final.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Martí became a football coach. He managed Racing de Santander, Real Oviedo and RCD Mallorca.

Honours

Club

FC Barcelona

• Spanish Cup: 1925
• Catalan Champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32

International

Catalan XI

• Prince of Asturias Cup: 1923-24 and 1926