Joan Bordoy i Cañellas

Juan Bordoy Cañellas (17 December 1897 – 12 October 1972) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for CE Europa, and a manager, taking charge of CE Europa between 1929 and 1931.

A historical member of CE Europa in the 1920s, he developed his entire career there, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group.

Club career Born in Lloseta, Balearic Islands, Bordoy moved to Barcelona at the age of four and always considered himself Catalan. and making his debut with the senior team four years later in 1915, where he became the undisputed starting goalkeeper of the Gracian first team until his final retirement in 1927.

Bordoy was brave and very forceful in his outings and was only overshadowed by the greats Ricardo Zamora and Ferenc Plattkó. He stayed loyal to the club for over a decade until 1927, when he retired.

Throughout his life, the club paid him several tributes and always considered him a model of fidelity, modesty, sacrifice, and commitment. In 1928, a second tribute match was played where Europe defeated a selection of players (combinado) 5–4.

International career As a CE Europa player, Bordoy was eligible to play for the Catalan national team, playing 3 matches, His second and third caps were both against FC Barcelona, the first on 25 May 1919, shortly after the cup final that Barça lost; Catalonia lost 0–1; and then on 4 September 1921 in a match to benefit the victims of the war in Morocco, which ended in a 0–3 loss. He played his last match for Catalonia against RCD Espanyol at the Sarrià Stadium in a tribute to Raúl de Loredo Juárez on 16 March 1924, which ended in a 5–4 win.

Managerial career After his career as a player ended, Bordoy remained linked to CE Europa, now as a coach, first with the reserve teams, and then, with the first team in the 1929–30 and 1930–31 seasons, in the newly founded La Liga, with the latter ending in relegation to the Segunda División.

Bordoy died in Barcelona on 12 October 1972, at the age of 74.

Honours CE Europa Catalan football championship: 1922–23 Copa del Rey runner-up: 1923