José Claramunt

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Claramunt and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
José Claramunt
Personal information
Full name José Claramunt Torres
Date of birth (1946-07-10) 10 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Puçol, Spain
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Valencia
→ Atlético Saguntino (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Mestalla 30 (2)
1966–1978 Valencia 294 (54)
Total 324 (56)
International career
1968–1975 Spain 23 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Claramunt Torres (born 10 July 1946) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He played solely for Valencia, competing in 12 La Liga seasons and appearing in 381 official games (83 goals scored).

Club career

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Born in Puçol, Valencian Community, Claramunt spent his entire career with local club Valencia CF. He made his La Liga debut on 11 September 1966 in a 1–0 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña,[1] and scored his first goal in the competition on 27 November in a 3–0 home victory over Sevilla FC.[2]

Claramunt scored three goals in 30 games in the 1970–71 campaign to help the Che win the national championship,[3] including one in a 2–0 win at FC Barcelona on 31 October 1970.[4] Additionally, during his spell, the side appeared in four Copa del Rey finals – losing three in a row from 1970 to 1972 – and he opened the scoring in the 1971 edition against Barcelona, netting from a penalty kick but in a 3–4 extra-time defeat.[5]

Claramunt retired in 1978, at the age of nearly 32. His hometown club UD Puçol's ground was named Estadio José Claramunt in his honour.[6]

International career

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Claramunt earned 23 caps for Spain over seven years, scoring four times. He made his debut on 28 February 1968 in a 3–1 friendly win against Sweden,[7] and netted his first goal on 17 January 1973 in a 3–2 victory in Greece for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[8]

For six games, Claramunt acted as national team captain due to the absence of Amancio.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.[15]
1. 17 January 1973 Leoforos, Athens, Greece  Greece 2–2 3–2 1974 World Cup qualification
2. 21 February 1973 La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain  Greece 1–0 3–1 1974 World Cup qualification
3. 24 November 1973 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany  West Germany 1–2 1–2 Friendly
4. 25 September 1974 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 Euro 1976 qualifying

Personal life

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Claramunt's younger brother, Enrique, was also a footballer. He too represented Valencia and they shared teams during four seasons, being thus known as Claramunt I and Claramunt II.[16]

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Trigo, Fernandel (12 September 1966). "Coruña, 0 – Valencia, 1". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Valencia, 3 – Sevilla, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 November 1966. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b March, José Ricardo (2 December 2019). "La Liga de 1971" [The 1971 League]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ Farreras, Martí (1 November 1970). "0–2: Jugó muy bien el Valencia que tuvo a su favor los factores psicológicos" [0–2: Valencia played quite well with psychological factors in their favour]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – Cup 1971". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Estadio José Claramunt – Puzol (Puçol)" [José Claramunt Stadium – Puzol (Puçol)] (in German). Europlan. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. ^ López Gimeno, Emilio (29 February 1968). "3–1: Frente a Suecia se hizo un fútbol sólido en el centro del campo y la zaga" [3–1: Solid football displayed against Sweden in midfield and back sector]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ^ Rovira, Ramón (18 January 1973). "Fútbol formidable de España y merecido triunfo" [Outstanding football by Spain and deserved win]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. ^ Rovira, Ramón (22 October 1973). "0–0: Con algo de suerte, España pudo vencer" [0–0: With a bit of luck, Spain could have won]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ Rovira, Ramón (25 November 1973). "2–1: Alemania batió por la mínima a España" [2–1: Germany beat Spain by the odd goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Se ha ganado a un probable campeón mundial" [We have defeated a probable world champion]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 February 1974. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  12. ^ Castillo, J.J. (26 September 1974). "1–2: Iribar y Roberto, fenomenales" [1–2: Iribar and Roberto, phenomenal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  13. ^ Rovira, Ramón (13 October 1974). "1–1: Sólo al final se animó el España-Argentina" [1–1: Only at the end did the Spain-Argentina liven up]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. ^ Rovira, Ramón (6 February 1975). "1–1: España se despertó en el segundo tiempo" [1–1: Spain woke up in the second half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Claramunt". European Football. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  16. ^ Lloret, Paco (12 December 2015). "Hermanos y jugadores" [Brothers and players]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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