José Claramunt Explained

José Claramunt
Fullname:José Claramunt Torres
Birth Date:10 July 1946
Birth Place:Puçol, Spain
Height:1.650NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Valencia
Youthclubs2:→ Atlético Saguntino (loan)
Years1:1965–1966
Caps1:30
Goals1:2
Years2:1966–1978
Caps2:294
Goals2:54
Totalcaps:324
Totalgoals:56
Nationalyears1:1968–1975
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:4

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

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

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

[15] |-| 1. || 17 January 1973 || Leoforos, Athens, Greece || || 2–2 || 3–2 || 1974 World Cup qualification|-| 2. || 21 February 1973 || La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain || || 1–0 || 3–1 || 1974 World Cup qualification|-| 3. || 24 November 1973 || Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany || || 1–2 || 1–2 || Friendly|-| 4. || 25 September 1974 || Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, 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.[16]

Honours

1970–71[3]

1966–67; Runner-up 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Coruña, 0 – Valencia, 1. Mundo Deportivo. Fernandel. Trigo. Spanish. 12 September 1966. 30 June 2014.
  2. News: Valencia, 3 – Sevilla, 0. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 28 November 1966. 30 June 2014.
  3. News: La Liga de 1971. The 1971 League. Las Provincias. José Ricardo. March. Spanish. 2 December 2019. 16 October 2020.
  4. News: 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. Martí. Farreras. Spanish. 1 November 1970. 16 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Spain – Cup 1971. Carles. Lozano Ferrer. RSSSF. 29 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Estadio José Claramunt – Puzol (Puçol). José Claramunt Stadium – Puzol (Puçol). Europlan. German. 28 June 2014.
  7. News: 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. Emilio. López Gimeno. Spanish. 29 February 1968. 30 June 2014.
  8. News: Fútbol formidable de España y merecido triunfo. Outstanding football by Spain and deserved win. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. Spanish. 18 January 1973. 30 June 2014.
  9. News: 0–0: Con algo de suerte, España pudo vencer. 0–0: With a bit of luck, Spain could have won. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. Spanish. 22 October 1973. 16 October 2020.
  10. News: 2–1: Alemania batió por la mínima a España. 2–1: Germany beat Spain by the odd goal. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. Spanish. 25 November 1973. 16 October 2020.
  11. News: Se ha ganado a un probable campeón mundial. We have defeated a probable world champion. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 24 February 1974. 30 June 2014.
  12. News: 1–2: Iribar y Roberto, fenomenales. 1–2: Iribar and Roberto, phenomenal. Mundo Deportivo. J.J.. Castillo. Spanish. 26 September 1974. 30 June 2014.
  13. News: 1–1: Sólo al final se animó el España-Argentina. 1–1: Only at the end did the Spain-Argentina liven up. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. Spanish. 13 October 1974. 16 October 2020.
  14. News: 1–1: España se despertó en el segundo tiempo. 1–1: Spain woke up in the second half. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. Spanish. 6 February 1975. 16 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Claramunt. European Football. 30 June 2014.
  16. News: Hermanos y jugadores. Brothers and players. Las Provincias. Paco. Lloret. Spanish. 12 December 2015. 5 September 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905072418/https://www.lasprovincias.es/valenciacf/hermanos-jugadores-20151212002844-v.html. 5 September 2018.

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