Daniel Solsona Puig (born 18 January 1952) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Solsona played in 373

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games over 13 seasons in which he represented

RCD Español Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

and

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

, scoring 65 goals in the process. He made his debut in the competition at only 18, featuring for the former in a 0–0 home draw against

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on 27 September 1970. In summer 1978, Solsona signed for the ''Che'', scoring eight goals in 31 matches in his first year to help the team to the seventh position and also

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the

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. Subsequently, he added eight appearances as the club

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the

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, including the full 120 minutes of the final against

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. Solsona moved abroad at the age of 31, going on to spend four years at the service of

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and

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interspersed with a very short spell with

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. He returned home in 1987, retiring after two seasons in the lower leagues with

UE Sant Andreu Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football club based in the district of Sant Andreu in Barcelona, Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Camp Municipal Narcís Sala'', with an all-seated capacity of 6,56 ...

International career

Solsona earned seven

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for

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, in roughly eight years. His first appearance was on 17 October 1973, in a 0–0 friendly with

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.0–0: España se defendió sin ahogos ante Turquia (0–0: Spain had no problem fending off Turkey)

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, 18 October 1973 (in Spanish)

Honours

Valencia *

: 1978–79 *

: 1979–80 *

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References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solsona, Daniel 1952 births Living people People from Cornellà de Llobregat Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol footballers Valencia CF players UE Sant Andreu footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players SC Bastia players Racing Club de France Football players Stade Rennais FC players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers Spain men's international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish football managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen