José Claramunt

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Claramunt and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
José Claramunt
Personal information
Full name José Claramunt Torres
Date of birth (1946-07-16) 16 July 1946
Place of birth Puçol, Spain
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Valencia
→ Atlético Saguntino (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Mestalla 30 (2)
1966–1978 Valencia 294 (55)
Total 324 (57)
National team
1968–1975 Spain 23 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


José Claramunt Torres (born 16 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 433 official games (90 goals scored).

Club career

Born in Puçol, Valencian Community, Claramunt spent his entire career with local 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 success over Sevilla FC.[2]

Claramunt scored four goals in 30 games in the 1970–71 campaign to help the Che win the national championship, including one in a 2–0 win at FC Barcelona on 31 October 1970.[3] Additionally, during his spell, the club 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.[4]

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.[5]

International career

Claramunt gained 23 caps for Spain during seven years, scoring four times. He made his debut on 28 February 1968 in a 3–1 friendly win against Sweden,[6] and netted his first goal on 17 January 1973 in a 3–2 triumph in Greece for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[7]

For six games Claramunt acted as national team captain, due to the absence of Amancio.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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

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.

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Coruña, 0 – Valencia, 1" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 September 1966. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Valencia, 3 – Sevilla, 0" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 November 1966. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Resultó peligroso el complejo de superioridad azulgrana" [Azulgrana superiority complex turned out to be dangerous] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 November 1970. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Spain – Cup 1971". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Estadio José Claramunt – Puzol (Puçol)" [José Claramunt Stadium – Puzol (Puçol)] (in German). Europlan. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "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] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 February 1968. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Fútbol formidable de España y merecido triunfo" [Outstanding football by Spain and deserved win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 January 1973. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nuesto contragolpe fue siempre una amenaza" [Our fastbreak was always a threat] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 1973. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Alemania, 2 – España, 1" [Germany, 2 – Spain, 1] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 November 1973. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Se ha ganado a un probable campeón mundial" [We have defeated a probable world champion] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 February 1974. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "1–2: Iribar y Roberto, fenomenales" [1–2: Iribar and Roberto, phenomenal] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 September 1974. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Los "Kubala boys" desaprovecharon una magnífica oportunidad para vencer" ["Kubala boys" threw away magnificent opportunity to win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 October 1974. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Más que clase, en los nuestros hubo corazón" [Heart outweighed class on our side] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 February 1975. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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