José Parra (footballer)

For the Venezuelan footballer, see Mauricio Parra. For the Dominican Republic baseball player, see José Parra (baseball).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Parra and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

José Parra Martínez (28 August 1925 – 29 February 2016) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

José Parra

Personal information
Full name	José Parra Martínez
Date of birth	(1925-08-28)28 August 1925
Place of birth	Blanes, Spain
Date of death	29 February 2016(2016-02-29) (aged 90)
Place of death	Terrassa, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	San Pablo del Campo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Poble Sec
	Júpiter
1945–1947	Terrassa
1947–1959	Español	216	(1)
1959–1960	Cartagena
International career
1954	Spain B	1	(0)
1950–1951	Spain	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Blanes, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Parra's professional career was entirely spent with RCD Español in his native region. He signed with the club in 1947 from neighbouring Terrassa FC, going on to compete with the former in 12 La Liga seasons.^[1][2]

Parra scored his first and only league goal for the Pericos on 17 October 1948, in a 5–0 home win against RC Celta de Vigo. He retired in June 1960 at nearly 35, after a spell with Cartagena FC.

International career

Parra earned seven caps for Spain in one year. His first came on 9 April 1950, in a 2–2 away draw with Portugal for the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[3]

Selected by manager Guillermo Eizaguirre for the finals in Brazil, Parra played five times during the tournament^[4] to help to a final fourth place.^[5]

Death

Parra died on 29 February 2016 in Terrassa, at the age of 90. He was the last survivor of the team that appeared in the 1950 World Cup.^[6]