Cosme (footballer)

Cosme

Personal information
Full name	José Sirvent Bas
Date of birth	August 31, 1927(1927-08-31)
Place of birth	San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Date of death	April 15, 2011(2011-04-15) (aged 83)
Place of death	Alicante, Spain
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Gimnástica
	Atlético Alicante
	Marina
	Celta Bon Repòs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1943–1944	Alicante
1944–1945	Elche
1945–1946	Yeclano
1946–1952	Hércules
1952–1955	Real Madrid	8	(0)
1955–1958	Cultural Leonesa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sirvent and the second or maternal family name is Bas.

José Sirvent Bas (born 31 August 1927 in San Vicente del Raspeig – 15 April 2011 in Alicante) is a former Spanish footballer Goalkeeper.

Club career

He began playing in several teams in the city of Alicante, mainly in the San Pedro Cup amateur tournament. After playing in the Alicante CF, Elche CF and Yeclano CF, joined Hércules CF. In the Hércules played 6 seasons in the Second Division. In the 1947-48 season Cosme was famous for being the goalkeeper who conceded 9 goals in a match against CD Málaga, all materialized by Pedro Bazán.

Then he transferred to Real Madrid, but only played 8 games in the first season. By refusing to be transferred, Madrid relegated him off the team two seasons. After being played for the Cultural Leonesa in La Liga, having a great season. He continued playing in Cultural several seasons after the descent.^[1]

Honours

Elche

• Tercera División: 1944–45

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1953–54, 1954–55
• Latin Cup: 1954–55

References

1. ^ "Terrassa, 1 - Leonesa, 1" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 4 November 1957. http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1957/11/04/pagina-5/635050/pdf.html. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 

External links

• BDFutbol profile

Persondata
Name	Sirvent Bas, Jose
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	August 31, 1927
Place of birth	San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Date of death	April 15, 2011
Place of death	Alicante, Spain