Salva (footballer, born 1961)

Salvador García Puig (born 4 March 1961), known as Salva, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

In his professional career, he played for FC Barcelona Atlètic, Real Zaragoza, Hércules CF, Barcelona (where he was solely a backup)[1] and CD Logroñés, retiring at the age of 31 with 156 La Liga matches to his credit in ten seasons.

[2] Salva's best output for the Camp Nou-based club consisted of 17 games in the 1987–88 campaign, which ended with conquest of the Copa del Rey.

[3] Salva earned six caps for Spain in less than one year.

[2] His debut came on 5 October 1983 in a friendly with France in Paris,[4] being included in the UEFA Euro 1984 squad and making three appearances for the runners-up, including the final.