| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariano de Mur Cirera | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 1936 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Graus, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | UE Sants | ||
| 1929–1931 | Espanyol | ||
| 1931–1932 | Vilafranca | 48 | (4) |
| 1932–1933 | UE Sants | 23 | (0) |
| 1933 | Huesca | ||
| International career | |||
| 1930–1932 | Catalonia | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mariano de Mur Cirera (9 October 1909 – 21 August 1936) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Espanyol in the 1930s. His brother Ignacio also played football, but for CE Europa.
Club career
[edit]Born on 9 October 1909 in Sabadell, de Mur began his football career at his hometown club UE Sants in 1928, aged 19, where he was known as Ben-Hur.[1] In 1929, he was signed by Espanyol, with whom he played for two seasons, scoring 1 goal in 23 official matches, including 3 in the Catalan championship, 7 in the Copa del Rey, and 13 in La Liga.[1][2] He featured in Espanyol's historic 4–0 and 8–1 victories over Barcelona and Real Madrid in early 1930s.[3][4]
After leaving Espanyol, de Mur played one season at Vilafranca (1931–32),[5] where he showed "excellent form", but despite receiving several offers, he decided to return to Sants,[6] where he also played for one season, before retiring at Huesca in 1933, aged only 24.[7]
International career
[edit]de Mur was eligible to play for the Catalan national team, making his debut on 8 June 1930, starting in a friendly match against the Basque Country national team at Montjuïc, which ended in a 1–0 loss. Two weeks later, on 22 June, he played a tribute match to Rini in Zaragoza, which ended in a 3–1 loss.[8] On 16 May 1932, he earned his third and last cap for Catalonia in a tribute match to Carles Oliveras against his former club Sants, helping his side to a 2–0 win.[9]
Death
[edit]Outside football, he was a commercial expert. On 21 August 1936, just a month after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, De Mur was imprisoned, tried, and shot by the republican repression in Graus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mariano DE MUR Cirera". periquito.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "De Mur". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Espanyol - Barcelona (4-0) - Liga - 19/01/1930". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Español - Real Madrid (8 - 1) 05/03/1930". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Para la defensa del CD Español" [For the defense of CD Español]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 June 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "De Mur ha reingresado en el Sans" [De Mur has re-entered the Sans]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 July 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "El Español de Burdeos a Huesca" [The Spanish from Bordeaux to Huesca]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 August 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "En Zaragoza". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 1930. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "El homenaje a Oliveras" [The tribute to Oliveras]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 May 1932. p. 2. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mariano de Mur at BDFutbol