The Espanyol/Parakeets
The club was originally named Espanola de Football was founded by a student from the University de Barcelona on October 28, 1900.
In 1906 the club had been frozen by financial reasons, but in 1909 the club was re-activated with a new name Deportivo Espanol.
Deportivo Espanol is one of the clubs who get protection from the Spanish king Alfonso XIII, thus entitled to a royal title and changed its name to Real Club Deportivo Espanol. But since the resignation of King Alfonso XIII in 1931, the club changed its name to Esportiu Espanol. And in February 1995, renamed Esportiu Espanol Espanol Deportiu Reial Club de Barcelona.
In 1906 the club had been frozen by financial reasons, but in 1909 the club was re-activated with a new name Deportivo Espanol.
Deportivo Espanol is one of the clubs who get protection from the Spanish king Alfonso XIII, thus entitled to a royal title and changed its name to Real Club Deportivo Espanol. But since the resignation of King Alfonso XIII in 1931, the club changed its name to Esportiu Espanol. And in February 1995, renamed Esportiu Espanol Espanol Deportiu Reial Club de Barcelona.
The club has ever defended the famous goalkeeper Thomas N'Kono from Cameroon, have pride T-shirt costumes of blue and white stripes as a tribute to Admiral Roger de Lluria, the hero of the nation's Navy Catalonia.
CLUB DATE
Full Name: Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona
Nickname: Parakeets
Founded: October 28, 1900
Stadium: Estadi Cornella-El Prat Barcelona, Capacity 40,000
Costume: Blue Streaks White-Blue (Cage), Yellow Line Blue-White (Away)
President: Daniel Sanchez Libre
Coach: Mauricio Pochettino.
PLAYERS
goalkeeper:
1 Idriss Carlos Kameni
13 Javi Ruiz
25 Cristian Álvarez
defender:
2 Javi Chica
3 David García
5 Iván Pillud
12 Facundo Roncaglia
16 Nicolás Pareja
18 Juan Forlin
30 Víctor Ruiz
35 Dídac Vila
midfielder:
4 Javi Márquez
7 Shunsuke Nakamura
9 Iván de la Pena
11 Joan Verdu
19 Fernando Marqués
22 Moisés Hurtado
27 Julián
36 Javi López
37 Raúl Baena
attacker:
8 José María Callejon
10 Luis García
14 Ben Sahar
20 Coro
23 Raúl Tamudo
Iván Alonso 24