Josep Gonzalvo

Football player infobox
playername= Gonzalvo II
fullname = Josep Gonzalvo Falcón


dateofbirth = birth date|1920|1|16|mf=y
cityofbirth = Mollet del Vallès, Catalonia
countryofbirth = Spain
position = Midfielder / Defender
years = 1941-43
1943-44
1944-50
1952-53
clubs = SD Ceuta
CD Sabadell
CF Barcelona
Real Zaragoza
caps(goals) = X (X)
25 (0)
146 (3)
27 (0)
nationalyears = 1942-50
1948-50
nationalteam = Catalan XI
Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
8 (0)
manageryears = 1963
managerclubs = CF Barcelona
pcupdate = January 6 2006
ntupdate = January 6 2006

Josep Gonzalvo Falcón (born January 16 1920, Mollet del Vallès, Catalonia; died 1978), also referred to as José Gonzalvo (his fathers come to Catalonia from Gelsa, Aragon) or Gonzalvo II, is a former Spanish Catalan footballer and manager. Gonzalvo played for, among others, CF Barcelona, Spain and the Catalan XI. His two brothers were also notable footballers. Juli Gonzalvo, known as "Gonzalvo I" played for RCD Español while Marià Gonzalvo, known as "Gonzalvo III", also played for CF Barcelona and Spain. After retiring as a player, he became a coach and briefly managed CF Barcelona. He died in 1978 after an unsuccessful operation.

Club career

Gonzalvo played for Segunda División team SD Ceuta while doing his military service. He then joined CD Sabadell, playing alongside his older brother Juli. He made his La Liga debut with CD Sabadell on September 26 1943 in a 5-2 defeat to Sevilla CF. After just one season he signed for CF Barcelona. During six seasons with the club he played 198 games and scored 5 goals games in all competitions. Together with a team that included, among others Antoni Ramallets, Velasco, Josep Escolà, Joan Segarra, Estanislao Basora, César, Ladislao Kubala and his younger brother, Marià, he helped CF Barcelona win three La Liga titles. He finished his playing career with one season at Real Zaragoza.

International career

Between 1948 and 1950 Gonzalvo also played 8 times for Spain. He made his debut for Spain in a 2-1 win against Ireland on May 5 1948 and, together with Marià, went onto represent them at the 1950 World Cup. Between 1942 and 1950 he also played five times for the Catalan XI. His first game was 6-2 defeat against CF Barcelona on July 5 1942 at "Les Corts".

CF Barcelona manager

In January 1963 Gonzalvo succeeded Ladislao Kubala as manager of CF Barcelona, but only took charge of the club for fifteen La Liga games. During his brief spell as manager, he did however guide a team that included Joan Segarra, Jesus Garay, Jesus María Pereda, Sándor Kocsis and Fernando Olivella to a Copa del Generalísimo win. In the final they beat Real Zaragoza 3-1.

Honours

CF Barcelona

"Player"

*Spanish Champions: 3
**1945, 1948, 1949

*Copa Latina: 1
**1949

*Copa de Oro Argentina/Copa Eva Duarte: 2
** 1945, 1949

"Manager"

*Copa del Generalísimo: 1
**1963

External links

* [http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=249&n=gonzalvo/ii/jose/gonzalvo/falcon Spain stats]
* [http://www.fcbarcelonaonline.com/gonzalvoii.html Bio at www.fcbarcelonaonline.com]
* [http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/historia/historia/josepgonzalvo.shtml Josep Gonzalvo at www.fcbarcelona.com ]