Julià Clapera Roca (31 March 1887 – 9 July 1976) was a Spanish footballer who was one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of RCD Espanyol as a club founder, manager, and president.
On 28 October 1900, the 13-year-old Clapera, together with Ángel Rodríguez, Octavi Aballí, Joaquim Carril, and other young university students, created a football team which was officially established as the Sociedad Española de Fútbol, now known as RCD Espanyol, but due to his tender age, he only made his debut for the club until a few years later.
At the beginning of 1909 I called a meeting of members of the Spanish Jiu-Jitsu Club in our social premises, located at 21 Aribau Street.
[1] In 1950, Clapera unsuccessfully promoted that the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Espanyol should take place 50 years after the foundation of Sociedad Española de Fútbol in 1900.
[4] Subsequently, other voices who were part of the history of Espanyol entered this debate, with Ángel Rodríguez supporting Clapera while his cousin Sampere claimed that the club was founded in 1909 and that this should be the reference date to celebrate the anniversary.