Bernardo Lassaletta
 Lassaletta (seated, first to right) in 1903 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernado Lassaletta Perrín | ||
| Birth name | Bernat Lassaleta i Perrín | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1948 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1904 | FC Barcelona | 57 | (67) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bernado Lassaletta Perrín (20 August 1882 – 12 March 1948) was a Spanish industrial engineer, professor and footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona between 1901 and 1904.
Playing career
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Born in the Valencian town of Alicante on 20 August 1882, Lassaletta began his career at FC Barcelona in 1901, aged 19, making his official debut with the first team on 19 January 1902, in a Copa Macaya match against Espanyol, helping his side to a 4–0 win.[1] Later that year, he was member of the Barcelona second team that won lesser tournaments organized by the Spanish Gymnastics Federation, such as the 1902 Medalla del Ayuntamiento between February and June 1902.[2] In June 1902, the journalists of the Spanish newspaper Los Deportes described him as a 19-year-old who "distinguished himself with his strong footwork and determination to score".[2]
Together with the likes of Joan Gamper, Luis de Ossó, Udo Steinberg, and Carles Comamala, he helped Barça win the Copa Barcelona, netting 5 goals in the tournament that was later recognized as the fourth edition of the Catalan Championship.[1][3] On 1 May 1904, Lassaletta was a member of Barça's first-ever trip abroad, starting in a friendly match against Stade Olympien des Etudiants de Toulouse (SOET) in Toulouse, scoring once in a 3–2 win.[4] In total, he scored 78 goals in just 59 matches for Barça, of which 19 goals came in 22 official matches.[1]
In addition to football, he was also a good pelotari, cyclist, and driver.[2][5][6]
Professional career
[edit]Lassaletta was an industrial engineer and professor of general metallurgy and electrical technology at the School of Industrial Engineers in Barcelona.[7] As the Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Barcelona, he organized the first interschool tournaments in the city.[1] In 1910, he became the head of the testing laboratory of Siemens Schuckert Indústria Elèctrica SA in Catalonia. In 1921, Lassaletta was named a full academician of the Academy of Sciences and Arts in Barcelona, where he presented numerous papers and works.[7]
In 1923, Lassaletta was part of the entourage that not only welcomed Albert Einstein on his visit to Catalonia at the invitation of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, but that then accompanied him during his visit to the Poblet Abbey, together with his wife Elsa and Ventura Gassol and Rafael Campalans.[8][9][10] On 6 March 1923, Einstein was nominated as a corresponding member of the physical sciences section of the Academy by Lassaleta, the mathematician Ferran Tallada, and the physicists Ramon Jardí and Tomas Escriche i Mieg, in a ceremony at the Barcelona's Academy of Sciences and Arts.[11]
Honours
[edit]- FC Barcelona
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Bernat Lassaletta Perrín stats". players.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Siluetas" [Silhouettes]. arca.bnc.cat (in Catalan). Los Deportes. 1 June 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Partidos del Barça - 1902-03" [Barça matches - 1902-03]. www.webdelcule.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "La primera salida al extranjero del Barça" [Barça's first trip abroad]. www.sport.es (in Spanish). 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "1903: El club en marcha" [1903: The club on pedaling]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 July 1988. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "1904: El club en marcha" [1904: The club on pedaling]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 July 1988. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Bernat Lassaleta y Perrin". www.enciclopedia.cat (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "¡Oooh que bonito, el barcelonista bernardo lassaletta acompañó a einstein en cataluña!" [Oooh how beautiful, the Barcelona player Bernardo Lassaletta accompanied Einstein in Catalonia!]. saltataulells.com (in Spanish). 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Notícia de la visita d'Einstein al Monestir de Poblet el 1923" [News of Einstein's visit to Monestir de Poblet in 1923]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Albert Einstein, Rafael Campalans and Bernat Lassaleta". El País (in Spanish). 11 August 2005. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Albert Einstein in Barcelona: "My name is Albert Einstein and I am also revolutionary, an anti-authoritarian"". libcom.org. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
