Juan José Petit

Juan José Petit de Ory (2 October 1896 – 19 November 1984) was a Spanish footballer who played as a Forward for Madrid FC and Real Unión in the 1910s. He was the brother of fellow Madrid footballer René Petit, and he was also the only Madrid player who fought in the First World War.

Early life and education Petit was born in Irun, Gipuzkoa on 2 October 1896, He had a younger brother, René, and both had French and Spanish nationality throughout their lives; Juan renounced his French nationality in 1933 and René in 1927. Later that same year, the Petit brothers participated in a championship that was contested between the different Secondary Education courses at the Colegio del Pilar, with Juan being the captain of the 3rd year students team, which lost in the semifinals.

Petit also practiced other sports, playing a water polo match between the club members of Sociedad de Can Rabia, which was refereed by Juan de Urruela.

Madrid FC The Petit brothers stood out from the rest of the Pilar team, so they joined Madrid in 1914, with Juan specifically on 2 May 1914, in a friendly match against Escorial FC, In the very next match on 29 November, the Petits scored all three in Madrid's 3–2 victory over Atlético Madrid, two from René and one from Juan. This victory qualified the club to the 1916 Copa del Rey, reaching the semifinals, where Madrid faced FC Barcelona in the first competitive El Clásico since 14 years, with Petit scoring a goal both home and away, which ended in a win and a loss respectively, so he also played in the subsequent two replays, in which Madrid eventually come out on top, thus reaching the final in which he did not play, and without him, Madrid lost 4–0 to Athletic Bilbao.

In his last season at the club in 1916–17, Petit started the pre-season strongly with a leading role in the friendly against Fortuna de Vigo on 1 October, scoring a double and being described by the local press as having "a scientific game that was astonishing".

In total, he scored 13 goals in 22 competitive matches for Madrid.

He did not make many more public appearances, although, in the 1952, Petit gave his testimony to El Libro de Oro del Real Madrid ("the Golden Book of Real Madrid"), which describes the first 50 years of the club through the words of its players, coaches, and presidents; he stated that "I always remember with true affection and emotion those happy days of our beloved Real Madrid on O'Donnell Street, when players and directors formed a great family, capable of all efforts to always allow our team to play its best".

Death Petit died in bed at his home in Irún on May 13, 1988, at the age of 90.

Honours Madrid FC Centro Championship Champions (2): 1915–16 and 1916–17

Copa del Rey: Champions (1): 1917 Runner-up (1): 1916

Real Unión Gipuzkoa Championship: Champions (1): 1919–20