Bernat Lassaleta

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 Lassaletta (seating, second from right) with the Barcelona second team in 1902. 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. 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. 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". 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. In total, he scored 78 goals in just 59 matches for Barça, of which 19 goals came in 22 official matches.

Professional career Lassaletta was an industrial engineer and professor of general metallurgy and electrical technology at the School of Industrial Engineers in Barcelona. As the Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Barcelona, he organized the first interschool tournaments in the city. 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.

Honours FC Barcelona Copa Barcelona Champions: 1902–03