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{{Short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Ramallets|Simón|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Antoni Ramallets
| image = Antoni Ramallets, Estadio, 1950-06-03 (368) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ramallets in 1950
| fullname = Antoni Ramallets Simón
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Barcelona]], Spain
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|30|1924|7|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Vilafranca del Penedès]], Spain
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 1941–1942 | youthclubs1 = [[CE Europa|Europa]]
| years1 = 1942–1944 | clubs1 = [[CD San Fernando|San Fernando]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1944–1946 | clubs2 = [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1946–1962 | clubs3 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps3 = 288 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1946–1947 | clubs4 = → [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]] (loan) | caps4 = | goals4 =
| totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
| nationalyears1 = 1950–1961 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps1 = 35 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1948–1960 | nationalteam2 = [[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia]] | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1962–1963 | managerclubs1 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]]
| manageryears2 = 1963–1964 | managerclubs2 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]]
| manageryears3 = 1964 | managerclubs3 = [[Real Murcia|Murcia]]
| manageryears4 = 1965–1966 | managerclubs4 = [[Real Valladolid|Valladolid]]
| manageryears5 = 1966 | managerclubs5 = [[CD Logroñés|Logroñés]]
| manageryears6 = 1968 | managerclubs6 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
| manageryears7 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs7 = [[Elche CF Ilicitano|Ilicitano]]
}}

'''Antoni Ramallets Simón''' (1 July 1924 – 30 July 2013) was a Spanish [[Association football|football]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] and [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

He spent most of his career at [[FC Barcelona]], during the 1950s and early 1960s, winning the [[Ricardo Zamora Trophy]] as the best goalkeeper in La Liga on five occasions, and 18 major club honours.

He represented Spain in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] and, in the 1960s, managed several clubs in his country, notably winning two major trophies with [[Real Zaragoza]].

==Club career==
Ramallets signed for [[FC Barcelona]] in 1946 at the age of 23, from [[Real Valladolid]], where he also spent his first season after being purchased, on loan. He returned to the club to play second-fiddle to [[Juan Zambudio Velasco|Juan Velasco]], making his [[La Liga]] debut in a 2–1 win against [[Sevilla FC]], on 28 November 1948. Although this was his only appearance during [[1948–49 La Liga|the season]], he eventually became the starter, being an essential defensive unit as his team - then named Club de Fútbol Barcelona - went on to win six leagues and five [[Copa del Rey|domestic cups]]; in the [[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52 campaign]], as Barça won five major trophies, he contributed with 28 league games, being awarded his first [[Ricardo Zamora Trophy]].

During the 1950s, Ramallets was a prominent member of the successful Barcelona side that also included [[Joan Segarra]], [[Marià Gonzalvo]], [[László Kubala]], [[Sándor Kocsis]], [[Evaristo de Macedo|Evaristo]], [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]] and [[Zoltán Czibor]].<ref>[https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/ficha/643900/1950-61-kubala-y-su-tiempo# 1950–61. Kubala y su tiempo (1950–61. Kubala and his time)]; FC Barcelona, 13 March 2018 {{in lang|es}}</ref> During his spell with the club he made 538 appearances, including 288 in the domestic league; on 6 March 1962 the ''Blaugrana'' played a [[Testimonial match|testimonial]] in his honour against [[Hamburger SV]], winning 5–1.<ref>[https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20130730/fallece-ramallets-mitico-portero-del-barcelona-89-anos/727721.shtml Fútbol {{!}} Obituarios – Fallece Ramallets, mítico portero del Barcelona, a los 89 años (Football {{!}} Deaths – Death of Ramallets, legendary Barcelona goalkeeper, at the age of 89)]; [[RTVE]], 30 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[https://elpais.com/deportes/2013/07/30/actualidad/1375199929_294426.html Antoni Ramallets, el portero sin guantes que saltaba como un gato (Antoni Ramallets, the goalkeeper without gloves who jumped like a cat)]; [[El País]], 30 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}</ref>

Ramallets coached several teams over the following decade, including old acquaintance Valladolid. In the [[1963–64 La Liga|1963–64 campaign]] he led [[Real Zaragoza]] to the fourth place in the league, the [[1963–64 Copa del Generalísimo|Spanish Cup]] and the [[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] – a competition he had won twice as a player with Barcelona – defeating fellow league team [[Valencia CF]] in the latter.<ref>[https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/fallece-ramallets-entrenador-real-zaragoza-epoca-magnificos_872762.html Fallece Ramallets, entrenador del Real Zaragoza en la época de los Magníficos (Death of Ramallets, manager of Real Zaragoza during the age of the Magnificent)]; [[El Periódico de Aragón]], 31 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career==
Ramallets played 35 games for [[Spain national football team|Spain]] during 11 years, making his debut against [[Chile national football team|Chile]] on 29 June 1950, during the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] in Brazil.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ramallets-intl.html Antonio Ramallets Simón – International Appearances] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708012557/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ramallets-intl.html|date=8 July 2007}}; at [[RSSSF]]</ref> During the tournament he earned the nickname ''The Cat of [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]]'', helping the nation to the second group stage.<ref>[https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/mundial-futbol/gato-maracana-3294730 Ramallets, el gato de Maracaná (Ramallets, the cat of Maracaná)]; [[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]], 10 June 2014 {{in lang|es}}</ref>

Ramallets also played seven games for the unofficial [[Catalonia national football team|Catalan national side]].

==Death==
Ramallets died in his [[Vilafranca del Penedès]] home near Barcelona, on 31 July 2013. He was 89 years old.<ref>[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130730/fc-barcelona/ramallets-muerte-fallecimiento_54379004856.html Ha muerto Antoni Ramallets (Antoni Ramallets has died)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709225241/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130730/fc-barcelona/ramallets-muerte-fallecimiento_54379004856.html|date=9 July 2015}}; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 31 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/20130730/abci-muere-ramallets-barcelona-201307301753.html Fallece a los 89 años Antoni Ramallets, el mítico portero del Barcelona (Antoni Ramallets, legendary Barcelona goalkeeper, dies at the age of 89)]; [[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]], 31 July 2013 {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/31/former-spain-keeper-ramallets-dies-aged-89/ Former Spain keeper Ramallets dies aged 89] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306164352/http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/31/former-spain-keeper-ramallets-dies-aged-89 |date=6 March 2014 }}; [[Euronews]], 31 July 2013</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
====Club====
'''Barcelona'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[1947–48 La Liga|1947–48]], [[1948–49 La Liga|1948–49]], [[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52]], [[1952–53 La Liga|1952–53]], [[1958–59 La Liga|1958–59]], [[1959–60 La Liga|1959–60]]
*[[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]]: [[1951 Copa del Generalísimo|1951]], [[1952 Copa del Generalísimo|1952]], [[1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo|1952–53]], [[1957 Copa del Generalísimo|1957]], [[1958–59 Copa del Generalísimo|1958–59]]
*[[Copa Eva Duarte]]: 1948, 1952, 1953
*[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]: [[1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1955–58]], [[1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1958–60]]
*[[Latin Cup]]: [[1949 Latin Cup|1949]], [[1952 Latin Cup|1952]]
*[[Small Club World Cup]]: 1957

====Individual====
*[[Ricardo Zamora Trophy]]: 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60

===Manager===
'''Zaragoza'''
*[[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]]: [[1963–64 Copa del Generalísimo|1963–64]]
*[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]: [[1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1963–64]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{BDFutbol player|8230|Antoni Ramallets player profile}}
*{{BDFutbol manager|8230}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/antoni-ramallets|title=FC Barcelona profile|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311030244/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/antoni-ramallets|archive-date=11 March 2016|url-status=bot: unknown}}
*{{NFT player|18289}}
*{{FIFA player|44546}}
*{{EU-Football.info|17355}}

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