Eduardo Cubells

Eduardo Cubells Ridaura (17 January 1900 – 13 March 1964) was a Spanish football player and manager.

[1][2] He became one of the first Mestalla idols along with Arturo "Montes" Montesinos with whom he had a great friendship, although the fans were divided into "cubellistas" or "montistas".

[citation needed] He became the first Valencia player to play for the Spain national team when he made his debut on 17 May 1925 in a match against Portugal.

[3] Being a Valencia player, he was eligible to play for the Valencian national team, and he was part of the team's first-ever line-up on 19 November 1922, in the quarter-finals of the 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup against an Andalusia XI, who were also making their international with the likes of Kinké, and although they lost 1–2, Cubells scored the consolation goal, thus becoming the author of the first goal in the history of the team.

[4] In the following edition they faced Andalusia in the quarter-finals again, and again they lost this time 2–3, with Cubells being once again the scorer of Valencia's consolation goals.