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Ricardo Zamora Martínez (January 21 1901 –
September 15 1978) was a Spain|Spanish Football
(soccer)|football player. He was a goalkeeper who
played 46 times for Spain national football
team|Spain.

Zamora began his career with his hometown club of
RCD Espanyol in 1916 before an argument with one
of the club's directors resulted in him being
transfered to local rivals FC Barcelona in 1919.
Whilst at Barcelona, Zamora made his international
debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics in
a 1-0 victory against Denmark national football
team|Denmark on August 28; Spain went on to win
the silver medal.

Zamora won the Copa del Rey twice with Barcelona
before moving back to Espanyol in 1922, where he
won the trophy again in 1929. In the same year
Zamora was part of the Spain team which beat
England national football team|England 4-3, this
was the first time that a side from outside of the
British Isles had beaten England. This feat was
made even more remarkable by the fact that Zamora
carried on playing after breaking his sternum
during the match.

Zamora left Espanyol for a second time at the end
of the 1929 season to join Real Madrid, where he
was to enjoy the most successful period of his
career. He helped Madrid to win their first ever
La Liga title in the 1931/1932|32 and to retain
the title the following season, he also won the
Copa del Rey twice with the club.

Zamora retired from football in 1936 after fleeing
to France following the outbreak of the Spanish
Civil War. He held the record as Spain's most
capped player for 38 years before being surpassed
by Jose Iribar. After retiring Zamora went on to
become a coach for several teams in Spain.

The annual trophy awarded to the goalkeeper who
concedes the least goals in La Liga each season,
the Zamora Trophy, is named after Ricardo Zamora.
He was voted as one of the World Soccer players of
the 20th century|greatest players of the 20th
century by World Soccer magazine.