Gustau Biosca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bioscaand the second or maternal family name is Pagés.

Gustau Biosca

Biosca in 1953
Personal information
Full name	Gustau Biosca i Pagès [1]
Date of birth	(1928-02-29)29 February 1928
Place of birth	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Date of death	1 November 2014(2014-11-01) (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

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. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
2. "Player profile". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
3. Gustau Biosca – FIFA competition record (archived)
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.