Gustau Biosca
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustau Biosca i Pagès[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 February 1928 | ||
Place of birth | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | ||
Date of death | 1 November 2014 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1949 | España Industrial | ||
1949–1958 | Barcelona | 137 | (3) |
1958–1959 | Condal | 7 | (0) |
Total | 146 | (4) | |
International career | |||
1956 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
1951–1954 | Spain | 11 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1970–1971 | Pontevedra | ||
1972–1973 | Sant Andreu | ||
1973 | Real Valladolid | ||
1974–1975 | Sabadell | ||
1976–1978 | Spain U21 | ||
1978–1979 | Terrassa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gustau Biosca i Pagès (29 February 1928 – 1 November 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Career
[edit]Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Biosca played as a defender for España Industrial, Barcelona and Condal.[1][2]
He made his international debut for Spain in 1951, earning a total of 11 caps,[1] including 2 in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3]
As a coach, he managed Pontevedra, Sant Andreu, Real Valladolid, Sabadell, the Spanish under-21 national team and Terrassa.[4]
Later life and death
[edit]Biosca died on 1 November 2014, at the age of 86.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Gustau Biosca". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Player profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Gustau Biosca – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Manager profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Moisés Llorens (1 November 2014). "Murió Biosca, el capitán del Barça 'de les Cinc Copes'". Futbol.as.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2014 deaths
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- FC Barcelona players
- CD Condal players
- Spain men's B international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- Pontevedra CF managers
- UE Sant Andreu managers
- Real Valladolid managers
- CE Sabadell FC managers
- Spain national under-21 football team managers
- Terrassa FC managers
- Footballers from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen