Joaquim Carril

Joaquim Carril de Monasterio (23 January 1884 – 2 April 1948) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for RCD Espanyol. He later worked as a referee He was a defender who did not cower at all in front of the strikers.

RCD Espanyol
Joaquim Carril was born on 23 January 1884 in Puigcerdà, Province of Girona, but it was in Barcelona where he began to play football. In 1900, the 16-year-old Carril, together with Ángel Rodríguez and other young university students, founded the Sociedad Española, now known as RCD Espanyol, and despite his tender age, he was named the club's first-ever captain. Together with Ángel Ponz, Luciano Lizárraga, Telesforo Álvarez, and club founders Octavi Aballí and Rodríguez, he represented Espanyol in the very first Spanish club to win an official title, the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula. He also played in the following two editions of the competition, winning the third edition in 1902–03, the club's first-ever piece of silverware. In total, he played 12 matches in the Copa Macaya.

Carril then helped Español win the first edition of the Campionat de Catalunya in 1903–04. He remained loyal to the club until 1905, when Español had to suspend its activities due to a lack of players since most of them were university students who enrolled to study at universities outside Catalonia in the 1905–06 academic year. Most of the remaining players, including him, Ángel Ponz, and goalkeeper Pedro Gibert, joined the ranks of X Sporting Club.

X Sporting Club
Together with Gibert, Ponz, and the Massana brothers (Santiago and Alfredo), Carril helped X win the Catalan championship three times in a row between 1906 and 1908. Due to his serious and energetic character as well as being a great connoisseur of the rules of football, he was chosen as team captain. In January 1909, Espanyol was effectively relaunched as the Club Deportivo Español, the name which still stands today. In the 1908–09 season, he only played friendly matches with Español before deciding to hang up his boots.

International career
In 1902 and 1903, Carril played several matches for the Barcelona City Team.

On 13 April 1904, Carril made his debut for Catalan national team, only its second-ever match, which ended in a 2–3 loss to Sportsmen's Club. In the following month, on 29 May, Carril played for Espanyol against Catalonia, helping his side to a 4–1 victory.

On 17 January 1905, Carril earned another cap for Catalonia against the Sportsmen's Club at Espanyol's field, the Hospital Clínic, featuring in defense alongside Miguel Morris as the match finished with an unknown score. On 13 May 1906, he played for Catalonia against Madrid FC at the Barça field, helping his side to a 5–2 win.

Honours
RCD Espanyol
 * Copa Macaya:
 * Champions: 1902–03


 * Copa Barcelona:
 * Runner-up: 1902–03


 * Catalan Championships:
 * Champions: 1903–04


 * X Sporting Club
 * Catalan Championships:
 * Winners (3) 1905–06, 1906–07 and 1907–08