Jaime Villena

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

Jaime Villena
Personal information
Full name Jaime Villena Gascó
Date of birth (1897-04-19)19 April 1897
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Date of death 28 March 1975(1975-03-28) (aged 77)
Place of death Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1921 FC Espanya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Villena Gascó (19 April 1897 – 28 March 1975) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for FC Espanya. He spent all his playing career with FC Espanya, thus being a historical club member and part of the so-called one-club men group.

He also worked as a referee in the 1920s.

Playing career

Born in Catalonia, Villena began his career at his hometown club FC Espanya in 1913, aged just 16, where he quickly became one of the club's most important players. In his first season with them, he helped them win the 1913–14 Catalan championship and 1914 Pyrenees Cup, starting in both the semifinals against FC Barcelona (5–2) and in the final against French side Cométe et Simot (3–1).[1][2] He also helped Espanya reach their first (and only) Copa del Rey final on 10 May 1914, but they failed to complete the treble because of a 1–2 loss to Athletic Bilbao, in which Villena scored Espanya's consolation goal in the 89th minute,[3][4][a] becoming, at the age of 17 years and 22 days, the youngest final goalscorer in the competition's history, a record that he still holds.[6]

Villena stayed with Espanya for eight years, from 1913 until his retirement in 1921, aged 24.[7]

Refereeing career

Shortly after his retirement in 1921, Villena became a referee, overseeing several matches in the Catalan Championship between 1921 and 1928, as well as 11 league matches between 1928 and 1930, including 9 matches in the Segunda División and two in the 1929–30 La Liga.[8] On 9 November 1924, he awarded a second-half penalty kick to Terrassa in a Catalan Championship match against Sants, which was successfully converted by Domingo Broto to seal a 4–2 win for Terrassa.[9]

Death

Villena died on 28 March 1975, at the age of 77.[8]

Honours

FC Espanya

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources wrongly state that this goal was actually scored by Coletas.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Challenge Internacional del Sur de Francia 1910-1914" [International Challenge of the South of France 1910-1914]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Challenge International du Sud de la France - Fifth edition (1914)". RSSSF. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Spain - Cup 1914". RSSSF. 19 January 2000. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Las tres Copas consecutivas del Athletic de Pichichi y Belauste" [Athletic's three consecutive Cups with Pichichi and Belauste] (in Spanish). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  5. ^ "106 years since the Cup of 1914". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Récords y ránking de 120 años de Copa (I)" [Records and ranking of 120 years of Cup (I)]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Jaime Villena Gascó - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Jaime Villena Gascó - Referee". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Terrassa F.C. - U.S. Sans". www.enblanciverd.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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