The Montal

The dynasty of Montal restored signs of identity of Barça And they put it in spite of the gentleman. Agustí Montal Galabart (1906-1964) and his son Agustí Montal Costa (1934-2017) They gave the club an extraordinary democratic projection during Franco’s unstable period. The signs of Kubala (1950) and CRUYFF (1973) represents the arrival of the modernity of two extraordinary players marking the club’s future.

She is FC Barcelona Keep this Saturday at Montjuïc A minute of silence for the Escobar-Camprubí Montal family who died last day 10 when the tourist helicopter where they were traveling to the Hudson River crashed.

Montal Galabart (1946-52) was the first president since 1939 not appointed by the regime but by the managers themselves. The woven businessman was taken from the colonel Josep Vendrell, to whom his own board manages a motion to terminate the long months of provision. His liberal status is a huge step toward recovery of the figure of Joan GamberCivil contest winners banned, attempts to recover some democratic forms and the successes that led to Barça to the greatness of the year ‘Les fift copes‘(1952).

On June 15, 1947, the President restored the copper bust of Hans Gamber To Antepalco and got the municipality to rescue street name Joan Gamber That successes have replaced the street of crystation and where they have an anti -catholic separatist.

More supportive of an extension of LES corts than construction of a new stadium, Montal Galabart submitted the decision to club members. The illusion of a new coliseum has won so much for 7,835 votes In favor and 1,132 Against but that result did not prevent Barcelona from opening a wide debate. On December 19, 1950, the President promoted the land purchase option near Maternitat. An important decision that, like the suspected president, will erase the club’s economy for many years.

A year earlier Montal Galabart He defended his position with sports journalist Alberto Maluquer“In principle I am an enemy of the announcement of good projects but as President of Barcelona I can not only imagine the future but I am obliged to do so. There are two paths: building a new field of playing or using himself.”

In the first hypothesis “the construction will not fall from 40 million pesetas (and 10 for the land), representing the payment of more than 19 million in a twenty years of more than 50 million. That is, a very passing impact on the club within a -a century, in front of our sanitary current Hacienda.”

The brightest period of Montal It was coming in 1952 when Barça, trained by Daucik And there are names like Ramallets, Kubala, Basora, Stopped either Manchón He wins the league, cup, the Latin Cup, the Martini Cup Rossi and the Darder Trophy. The Barça brand of ‘five cups’ has walked around the world.

With the team at the summit and the fan who invaded the streets with the illusion of a new stadium, the leader gave way to Enric martí i carreóanother weaving representative who has to fight for the rights of Di stéfano.

Agustí Montal Costa ) In 35 years he is the president who has been popular with ‘Més than a club‘, of’ case GURUCETA‘, of the brilliant celebration of the 75th anniversary and the signing of CRUYFF And with the president who returned the league after 14 years of drought and that was 0-5, perhaps the most iconic marker Barcelona was happier. Under his mandate he allowed girls to play football in 1970 with the Blaugrana shirt.

Montal Costa He took advantage of Franco’s suffering to plead for sports institutions. Faced with the power of the federation for the non -Same penalty that GURUCETA taught in Rifé. Also, a war against the national sporting delegation began by refusing to process the file of Heredia and Cos. Barça showed up with the young lawyer Roca Junyent That’s most licensed players are fraud.

Follower of his father’s current catalan, Montal Costa He created a 75th anniversary based on Catalan and Culture. ‘El cant del barça’, written by Josep M. EspinàSy JAUME PICAS and music by Manuel VallsIt is still the best heritage and the song that is more meaning for Barcelona.

Cruyff symbolizes a controlled opening of the mandate and the recovery of club essays. With the Dutchman and a massive quality team, the ones Michels They could not be restrained during 1973-74.

Difficult time small conquest. Ramo minister said on several occasions that Montal: “What is Megaphony in Catalan?” The leader of Catalan replied: “Oh, it was approved at a meeting to make ads in Catalan and the Spanish.”

“If you go on that way I’ll tell you otherwise and somewhere else …”

Vintage 1965-66

Balmanya won the league for Atleti after 15 years in Domingo de Ramos

On April 3, 1966, Domingo de Ramos, Atlético de Madrid, by the hand of Domènec Balmanya (1914-2002), announced a league champion in Sarrià who won the Spanish of 0-2, with goals from UFARETE and GIFFA. The Rojiblanco team recovered with the Catalan coach the championship of 15 years later, the fifth in its history, a title that puts the peak in the last season of the old metropolitan, in four paths. After an hour as a player where he was part of the 1937 FC Barcelona Tour of America to save the club, Balmanya had a long career as a coach of various teams, including Barça where he opened Camp NOU in 1957 on the bench. As a coach, he got a drink (1957) and a glass of fair (1958) with Blaugrana and a climbing Malaga. After winning the league with the mattresses, he was called direct to the National Team (1966-68) and immediately after the Barça’s Technical Secretariat (1968-70).