- Carles Busquets
Football player infobox
playername = Carles Busquets
fullname = Carles Busquets Barroso
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|7|19
cityofbirth =Barcelona
countryofbirth =Spain
height = 1,80 m
currentclub =
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1988-1990
youthclubs =FC Barcelona
years = 1988-1990 1990-1999 1999-2003
clubs = Barcelona BFC Barcelona UE Lleida
caps(goals) = 6 (0) 79 (0) 108 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Carles Busquets Barroso, Busquets (born
July 19 1967 inBarcelona ), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as agoalkeeper , mostly forFC Barcelona .An
FC Barcelona graduate, Busquets first appeared with the main squad onNovember 7 ,1993 , in a 2-1 home win overRacing de Santander , and would play another two full games in the next two matchdays. However, he was mostly barred by Spanish internationalAndoni Zubizarreta during his first years.After Zubizarreta left for
Valencia CF , Busquets played 69 matches in two seasons, but "Barça" failed to achieve silverware. For the next seasons, he was again backup, now to Portugal'sVítor Baía . Busquets played a further 4 years with neighboursUE Lleida .After retiring as a player, Busquets joined Barcelona's coaching staff and worked with the goalkeepers. His son Sergio, also a product of "Barça's" youth system, was promoted to the main squad for 2008-09, and plays as a
defensive midfielder .Honours
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FC Barcelona :
**European Cup: 1991-92
**Spanish League: 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99
**European Cup Winners Cup : 1996-97
**European Supercup : 1992, 1997
**Spanish Cup: 1997, 1998
**Spanish Supercup: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=5950 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
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