Estanislao Basora
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Estanislau Basora Brunet | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia Valls, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 2012 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colonia Valls | |||
| Súria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1946 | Manresa | ||
| 1946–1958 | Barcelona | 237 | (89) |
| 1955–1956 | → Lleida (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 253 | (95) | |
| National team | |||
| 1949 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1949–1957 | Spain | 22 | (13) |
| 1948–1958 | Catalan XI | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Estanislau Basora Brunet (also Estanislao; 18 November 1926 – 16 March 2012) was a Spanish footballer who played as a winger or striker.
Most of his 15-year career was spent at FC Barcelona for which he appeared in more than 300 official games, surpassing the 100-goal mark and winning 14 major titles.
A Spanish international in the late 1940s/early 1950s, Basora represented the nation at the 1950 World Cup.
Born in Colonia Valls, Barcelona, Catalonia, Basora joined local and La Liga giants FC Barcelona in 1946, from neighbouring CE Manresa. He made his league debut on 22 September in a 1–1 home draw against Celta de Vigo, but finished his first season with only three appearances for the club.
In the following years, however, Basora was an undisputed starter, winning four titles from 1947 to 1949, including two national championships to which he contributed with 20 goals in 51 games combined under coach Enrique Fernández. He was part of a legendary offensive line which also included César, László Kubala, Eduardo Manchón, Mariano Martín and Moreno, and scored the opening goal in the 1949 Latin Cup, a 2–1 defeat of Sporting Clube de Portugal.
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