Eugenio Bisbal López-Brea (2 December 1882 – Unknown) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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for Madrid FC, with whom he won the 1905 Copa del Rey.

Playing career

New FC

Born in

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, Bisbal began his football career at New Foot-Ball Club, one of the first clubs in the capital. In early 1902, New organized a series of matches at Tiro del Pichón between the club's members as part of New's build-up for the upcoming '' Copa de la Coronación'', the very first national tournament played in Spain, and Bisbal played in three of them, including one alongside his younger brother Fabián Cristino on 6 April, which was his brother's 15th birthday. On 2 May, he started in a preparatory

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between New and Madrid FC, the latter's very first match against another team. Together with Miguel de Valdeterrazo, Fernando Valcárcel, and Manuel Vallarino, Bisbal was then a member of the New squad that played in the ''Copa de la Coronación'', which ended in a resounding 1–8 loss in the semifinals of the tournament to

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(a combination of players from Athletic Club and Bilbao FC). He then only played a further two matches for New, both against Madrid FC, the second of which at the Concurso de Bandas on 23 December 1902, which ended in another resounding loss, this time by 2–9.

Internacional FC

After the poor sporting results experienced, chaos settled within the entity, and as a result of the disagreements among its members, many of them, including Bisbal, decided to leave the club to found a new one, Internacional Foot-ball Club, in January 1903. He appeared on the club's first board of directors as a secretary. On 8 February, Bisbal started for Internacional alongside his younger brother in a friendly match against Madrid FC, which ended in a 0–4 loss. Just three months after being founded, Internacional FC was suffering from a lack of players, so in order to survive, they decided to accept an agreement proposed by the directors of Madrid FC,

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and

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, of merging the two clubs, and so, in April 1903, they were absorbed by Madrid FC. These absorptions or mergers between clubs were common at the time, as was the departure of players from one club to form another.

Madrid FC

Some of the Internacional FC associates became members of the board of directors of Madrid FC, such as Valdeterrazo, Pío Wandosell, and Bisbal, who was once again named as the secretary, this time of Madrid FC;

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held the vice-secretary. In the 1902–03 season, Bisbal only played one match for the Madrid first team, a friendly against Moncloa FC on 26 April 1903, playing alongside his younger brother in a 4–1 win. Bisbal went on to become a regular for the first team and won the

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, starting in the

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against

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, which ended in a 1–0 victory.

Refereeing career

On 11 August 1902, Bisbal, who at the time still was a New player, made his debut as a

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when he oversaw a match between Madrid FC and Moncloa FC during the festivities at ''El Escorial'', which ended in a thrilling 6–5 score favourable to Madrid, who thus won two ceramic plates, the club's very first trophy.

Later life

In 1910, Bisbal together with Juan Vassallo, created a map for the city of Madrid for Luciano Delage Villegas, a Spanish architect based in Madrid. The map depicts the city from the ''Lago de Patinar'' to the ''Colonia Oriental'' and from the ''Asilo de la Paloma'' to ''Termino de Villaverde''. Bisbal and Vassallo sought to make a highly detailed, with the city divided into ten districts, each of which shaded a different color to allow for easy differentiation. Buildings throughout the city are illustrated and colored red, making them stand out against the rest of the color. Schools, hospitals, government buildings, churches, and train stations are all identified.

Honours

Madrid FC * Campeonato de Madrid: **Champions (1): 1904–05 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bisbal, Eugenio 1882 births Year of death missing Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Real Madrid CF players People from Madrid