Gustau Biosca

Gustau Biosca

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Biosca Pagés
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]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1948–1949	España Industrial
1949–1958	Barcelona	137	(3)
1958–1959	Condal	7	(0)
Total		146	(4)
National team
1956	Spain B	1	(0)
1951–1954	Spain	11	(0)
Teams managed
1970–1971	Pontevedra
1972–1973	Sant Andreu
1973	Real Valladolid
1974–1975	Sabadell
1976–1978	Spain U21
1978–1979	Terrassa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gustavo Biosca Pagés (29 February 1928 – 1 November 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Career

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

Biosca died on 1 November 2014, at the age of 86.^[5]

References

1. "Gustau Biosca". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
2. "Player profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
3. Gustau Biosca – FIFA competition record
4. "Manager profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
5. Moisés Llorens (1 November 2014). "Murió Biosca, el capitán del Barça ‘de les Cinc Copes’". Futbol.as.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.