- 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 CeutaCD 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 2006Josep Gonzalvo Falcón (born
January 16 1920 ,Mollet del Vallès ,Catalonia ; died 1978), also referred to as José Gonzalvo (his fathers come to Catalonia fromGelsa ,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 forRCD Español whileMarià 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 joinedCD Sabadell , playing alongside his older brother Juli. He made hisLa Liga debut with CD Sabadell on September 26 1943 in a 5-2 defeat toSevilla CF . After just one season he signed forCF 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 othersAntoni Ramallets , Velasco,Josep Escolà ,Joan Segarra ,Estanislao Basora , César,Ladislao Kubala and his younger brother, Marià, he helped CF Barcelona win threeLa Liga titles. He finished his playing career with one season atReal 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 ofCF Barcelona , but only took charge of the club for fifteenLa Liga games. During his brief spell as manager, he did however guide a team that includedJoan Segarra ,Jesus Garay ,Jesus María Pereda ,Sándor Kocsis andFernando Olivella to aCopa del Generalísimo win. In the final they beatReal 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"
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Copa del Generalísimo : 1
**1963External 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 ]
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