Ricardo Zamora is considered the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Spanish football and one of the best of all time. Nicknamed 'El Divino', he played for Espanyol, Barcelona and Real Madrid between the 1910s and 1930s, becoming an idol at all of them. With the Spanish national team, he won the silver medal at the Antwerp Olympic Games in 1920, and participated in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. His spectacular saves and his elegance under the crossbar made him a national celebrity. His legacy is immortalized by the Zamora Trophy, an award given annually by the newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded in the Spanish Championship. After retiring from his playing career, he also worked as a coach, managing clubs such as Atlético de Madrid and the Spanish national team itself.
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora is considered the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Spanish football and one of the best of all time. Nicknamed 'El Divino', he played for Espanyol, Barcelona and Real Madrid between the 1910s and 1930s, becoming an idol at all of them. With the Spanish national team, he won the silver medal at the Antwerp Olympic Games in 1920, and participated in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. His spectacular saves and his elegance under the crossbar made him a national celebrity. His legacy is immortalized by the Zamora Trophy, an award given annually by the newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded in the Spanish Championship. After retiring from his playing career, he also worked as a coach, managing clubs such as Atlético de Madrid and the Spanish national team itself.