José Iborra Blanco

Career context

Spanish footballer (1908–2002)

1908–2002

José Iborra Blanco was a Spanish football player. He played for FC Barcelona in 1935-36, Due to the Spanish revolution of 1936 he among others fled the country to Mexico. In 1938 he arrive in Mexico and quickly signed with Mexican club Real Club España which was mostly Spanish players. In 1943 he was contacted by Joaquín Díaz Loredo and Alfonso Sobero owners of the newly formed club Puebla. He would help Puebla win their first tournament in 1945 winning the Copa Mexico. He would go on to play for 4 years with Puebla playing over 200 games. He died on September 17, 2002, at the age of 94. At the time of his death he was the last living Spanish player who had fled the 1936 Spanish revolution.