Ricardo Cabot (footballer)
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| Born | Ricard Cabot i Montalt 4 April 1885 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 1958 (aged 73) Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | President of the Catalan Football Federation and had a key role in the legalization of professionalism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17th President of the Catalan Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1915–1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | José Maria Tallada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Peris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Catalan Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1923–1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Josep Buchs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Josep Rosich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricardo Cabot Montalt (4 April 1885 – 2 May 1958) was a Spanish footballer, sports journalist, manager, and sports director. A lawyer by profession, he was one of the pioneers in Spanish football legislation and played a key role in the legalization of professionalism. Cabot was also one of the pioneers of sports journalism in Spain, working with several sports magazines. He was the coach of the Spain national team in 1925, and he held the presidency of the Catalan Football Federation twice, in 1915 and again from 1923 to 1926. He was also a member of the Catalan Sports Confederation and the Spanish Olympic Committee, honorary president of the Spanish Football Federation and a member of merit of FC Barcelona.
In addition to football, he was an outstanding athlete who performed in other modalities such as field hockey, swimming, tennis, motor racing and foot races. He was the start of a family of field hockey players, which continued with his sons, Joaquín and Ricardo Cabot Boix, and his grandsons, Javier and Ricardo Cabot Duran.