Emilio Salaber (16 February 1937 – 2 October 2018) was a Spanish footballer who played as a right winger.
Career When Salaber was 10 years old, he and his parents left Spain and fled to Nîmes to escape the country's regime. In 1948, he joined the academy of Nîmes Olympique, where he made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Saint-Étienne in February 1956, aged 19. While at Nîmes, he played in the 1958 Coupe de France final, where Nîmes lost to Stade de Reims.
In December 1960, Salaber joined Sedan in a swap deal involving midfielder . There, he would win the Coupe de France in the 1960–61 season, against Nîmes. In the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, he scored against Atlético Madrid in a 4–1 loss at the Estadio Metropolitano. Salaber would also play in both matches of the 1965 Coupe de France final, where Sedan lost in a replay against Stade Rennais.
Following his retirement, he returned to Nîmes, where he worked as a coach. He also coached teams in Beaucaire and Montfrin.
Death Salaber died in Nîmes on 2 October 2018.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNîmes1955–56Division 110———101956–57Division 1112———1121957–58Division 134561——4061958–59Division 135741—104081959–60Division 133834——36121960–61Division 150———50Total11922136—1013328Sedan1960–61Division 110251——1531961–62Division 13276111—3991962–63Division 124731——2781963–64Division 128532——3171964–65Division 132551——376Total1262622611—14933RC Paris1965–66Division 215020——170Nîmes1966–67Division 1179——40210Strasbourg1967–68Division 113420—401941968–69Division 120252——254Total33672—40408Career total310634414119036478
Honours Nîmes Coupe de France runner-up: 1957–58 Challenge des champions runner-up: 1958
Sedan Coupe de France: 1960–61; runner-up: 1964–65 Coupe Charles Drago runner-up: 1963
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