Barr Theo: Creating Antonio Baró (A. B.)
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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|birth_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain
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|position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|years1 = 1911–1917 |clubs1 = [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
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|nationalyears1 = 1915
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'''Antonio Baró''' was a Spanish [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] for [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] in the 1910s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1007761.html |title=Baró, Antonio Baró - Footballer |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
==Club career==
Born in [[Catalonia]], Baró began his career at his hometown club [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] in the early-1910s, where he formed an attacking partnership with [[Gabriel Bau]] and [[Casimiro Mallorquí]], and quickly became a key element of the team, going on to play with them for nearly a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1912-1311393.html |title=Squad of FC España 1912-13 King's Cup |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref> He was one of the most important players in the team's rise to become a powerhouse in Catalonia, competing head-to-head against the likes of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], being crucial in helping the club win three [[Catalan football championship|Catalan championships]] (1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17) and the [[1914 Pyrenees Cup]], scoring once in the semifinals against FC Barcelona in an enventual 5–2 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefu...e-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |title=Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914 |trans-title=International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914 |publisher=[[:es:Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español|CIHEFE]] |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
Baró also scored once in the semifinals of the [[1914 Copa del Rey]] against [[Real Sociedad Gimnástica Española|Sociedad Gimnástica]], netting a late equalizer in the second leg to give Espanya a 2–1 aggregate win,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/p.php?id=519223 |title=Gimnástica Española - FC España (1 - 1) 03/05/1914 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> thus contributing decisively in helping the club reach the [[1914 Copa del Rey final|final]], which still is the club's only [[Copa del Rey]] final appearance, but they lost 1–2 to [[Athletic Bilbao]], courtesy of a brace from [[Severino Zuazo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1914.html |title=Spain - Cup 1914 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=19 January 2000 |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
==International career==
Like many other [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] players of that time, Baró played several matches for the [[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia national team]], being a member of the Catalan side that played in the first edition of the [[Prince of Asturias Cup]] in [[Prince of Asturias Cup#Prince of Asturias Cup I|1915]], an inter-regional competition organized by the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|RFEF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=935&club=Cataluña |title=Squad of Cataluña 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> At the tournament, he formed an attacking partnership with the forwards of [[FC Barcelona]], [[Vicente Martínez (footballer)|Vicente Martínez]], [[Enrique Peris]], and [[Paulino Alcántara]], the latter scoring the competition's first-ever goal against the [[Madrid autonomous football team|Centro team]] (a Castile/Madrid XI) on 10 May, while Baró netted the winner in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=935&l=Centro&v=Cataluña&d=10/05/1915 |title=Centro - Cataluña (1 - 2) 10/05/1915 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref><ref name=Cihefe>{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |title=La Copa Príncipe de Asturias |trans-title=The Prince of Asturias Cup |language=es |publisher=[[:es:Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español|CIHEFE]] |author=Vicente Martínez Calatrava |date=17 August 2009 |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> In the end, however, Catalonia lost the title to the [[Basque Country national football team|Basque Country]].<ref name=Cihefe/>
==Honours==
===Club===
;[[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]]
*'''[[Catalan football championship|Catalan championship]]:'''
**'''Champions (3)''': 1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17
*'''[[Copa del Rey]]''':
**'''Runner-up (1)''': [[1914 Copa del Rey|1914]]
*'''[[Pyrenees Cup]]''':
**'''Champions (1)''': [[1914 Pyrenees Cup|1914]]
===International===
;[[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia]]
*'''[[Prince of Asturias Cup]]:'''
**'''Runner-up (1)''': [[Prince of Asturias Cup#Prince of Asturias Cup I|1915]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baró, Antonio}}
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:Spanish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Catalonia]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Antonio Baró
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Antonio Baró
|birth_date =
|birth_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height =
|position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|years1 = 1911–1917 |clubs1 = [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
|nationalteam1 = [[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia]]
|nationalyears1 = 1915
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Team|{{fb|CAT}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Prince of Asturias Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Prince of Asturias Cup#Prince of Asturias Cup I|1915 Prince of Asturias Cup]]|Team}}
}}
'''Antonio Baró''' was a Spanish [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] for [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] in the 1910s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j1007761.html |title=Baró, Antonio Baró - Footballer |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
==Club career==
Born in [[Catalonia]], Baró began his career at his hometown club [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] in the early-1910s, where he formed an attacking partnership with [[Gabriel Bau]] and [[Casimiro Mallorquí]], and quickly became a key element of the team, going on to play with them for nearly a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1912-1311393.html |title=Squad of FC España 1912-13 King's Cup |website=www.bdfutbol.com |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref> He was one of the most important players in the team's rise to become a powerhouse in Catalonia, competing head-to-head against the likes of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], being crucial in helping the club win three [[Catalan football championship|Catalan championships]] (1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17) and the [[1914 Pyrenees Cup]], scoring once in the semifinals against FC Barcelona in an enventual 5–2 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefu...e-internacional-del-sur-de-francia-1910-1914/ |title=Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914 |trans-title=International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914 |publisher=[[:es:Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español|CIHEFE]] |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
Baró also scored once in the semifinals of the [[1914 Copa del Rey]] against [[Real Sociedad Gimnástica Española|Sociedad Gimnástica]], netting a late equalizer in the second leg to give Espanya a 2–1 aggregate win,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/p.php?id=519223 |title=Gimnástica Española - FC España (1 - 1) 03/05/1914 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> thus contributing decisively in helping the club reach the [[1914 Copa del Rey final|final]], which still is the club's only [[Copa del Rey]] final appearance, but they lost 1–2 to [[Athletic Bilbao]], courtesy of a brace from [[Severino Zuazo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1914.html |title=Spain - Cup 1914 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=19 January 2000 |access-date=4 May 2024 }}</ref>
==International career==
Like many other [[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]] players of that time, Baró played several matches for the [[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia national team]], being a member of the Catalan side that played in the first edition of the [[Prince of Asturias Cup]] in [[Prince of Asturias Cup#Prince of Asturias Cup I|1915]], an inter-regional competition organized by the [[Royal Spanish Football Federation|RFEF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=935&club=Cataluña |title=Squad of Cataluña 1915 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> At the tournament, he formed an attacking partnership with the forwards of [[FC Barcelona]], [[Vicente Martínez (footballer)|Vicente Martínez]], [[Enrique Peris]], and [[Paulino Alcántara]], the latter scoring the competition's first-ever goal against the [[Madrid autonomous football team|Centro team]] (a Castile/Madrid XI) on 10 May, while Baró netted the winner in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=935&l=Centro&v=Cataluña&d=10/05/1915 |title=Centro - Cataluña (1 - 2) 10/05/1915 |website=www.bdfutbol.com |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref><ref name=Cihefe>{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ |title=La Copa Príncipe de Asturias |trans-title=The Prince of Asturias Cup |language=es |publisher=[[:es:Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español|CIHEFE]] |author=Vicente Martínez Calatrava |date=17 August 2009 |accessdate=4 May 2024 }}</ref> In the end, however, Catalonia lost the title to the [[Basque Country national football team|Basque Country]].<ref name=Cihefe/>
==Honours==
===Club===
;[[FC Espanya de Barcelona|FC Espanya]]
*'''[[Catalan football championship|Catalan championship]]:'''
**'''Champions (3)''': 1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17
*'''[[Copa del Rey]]''':
**'''Runner-up (1)''': [[1914 Copa del Rey|1914]]
*'''[[Pyrenees Cup]]''':
**'''Champions (1)''': [[1914 Pyrenees Cup|1914]]
===International===
;[[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia]]
*'''[[Prince of Asturias Cup]]:'''
**'''Runner-up (1)''': [[Prince of Asturias Cup#Prince of Asturias Cup I|1915]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baró, Antonio}}
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:Spanish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Catalonia]]
Okumaya devam et...