Tomás Bestit

Tomás Bestit Martínez (23 January 1910 – 3 July 1995), also known as Bestit II, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Real Madrid and Espanyol in the 1930s. He also played one match for the Catalan national team.

He was the brother of fellow footballer Carles Bestit.

Career Born on 23 January 1910 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Bestit began his football career in his hometown club CE Europa in 1927, aged 17, where he played alongside his older brother Carles, so in order to distinguish them in the press, the local newspapers started referring to them as Bestit I and Bestit II. He played with Europa for four years, from 1927 until 1931, scoring 33 goals in 87 official matches, including 16 goals in 37 La Liga matches, and 17 goals in 50 Catalan championship matches.

In 1930, Bestit was signed by Real Madrid, with whom he played for just a single season, scoring 9 goals in 13 official matches, including 7 goals in 9 Madrid championship matches, and 2 goals in 4 La Liga matches, On the occasion of the inauguration of Estadio Bardín on 18 September 1932, Bestit started for Madrid in a friendly match against Hércules, scoring his side's second to seal a 2–0 win. In 1933, after a long period of inactivity, the white team sold him to Espanyol for 5,000 pesetas, where he scored two goals in 12 official matches, all in the Catalan championship.

Death Bestit died in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, on 3 July 1995, at the age of 85.

Honours Real Madrid Centro Championship: Champions (1): 1931–32 and 1932–33

La Liga Champions (1): 1931–32