Gustau Biosca

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Gustau Biosca

|image = Gustavo_Biosca,_Estadio,_1953-07-18_(531).jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Biosca in 1953

|fullname = Gustau Biosca i Pagès

|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|2|29|df=y}}

|birth_place = L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|11|1|1928|2|29|df=y}}

|death_place = Barcelona, Spain

|height = {{height|m=1.74}}

|position = Defender

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1948–1949

|clubs1 = España Industrial

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 1949–1958

|clubs2 = Barcelona

|caps2 = 137

|goals2 = 3

|years3 = 1958–1959

|clubs3 = Condal

|caps3 = 7

|goals3 = 0

|totalcaps = 146

|totalgoals = 4

|nationalyears1 = 1956

|nationalteam1 = Spain B

|nationalcaps1 = 1

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 1951–1954

|nationalteam2 = Spain

|nationalcaps2 = 11

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|manageryears1 = 1970–1971

|managerclubs1 = Pontevedra

|manageryears2 = 1972–1973

|managerclubs2 = Sant Andreu

|manageryears3 = 1973

|managerclubs3 = Real Valladolid

|manageryears4 = 1974–1975

|managerclubs4 = Sabadell

|manageryears5 = 1976–1978

|managerclubs5 = Spain U21

|manageryears6 = 1978–1979

|managerclubs6 = Terrassa

}}

Gustau Biosca i Pagès (29 February 1928 – 1 November 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Biosca played as a defender for España Industrial, Barcelona and Condal.{{NFT player|pid=40923|accessdate=1 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j9634.html|title=Player profile|access-date=1 November 2014|publisher=BDFutbol}}

He made his international debut for Spain in 1951, earning a total of 11 caps, including 2 in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|46613}}

As a coach, he managed Pontevedra, Sant Andreu, Real Valladolid, Sabadell, the Spanish under-21 national team and Terrassa.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l9634.html|title=Manager profile|access-date=1 November 2014|publisher=BDFutbol}}

Later life and death

Biosca died on 1 November 2014, at the age of 86.{{cite web|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2014/11/01/primera/1414833365_741941.html|title=Murió Biosca, el capitán del Barça 'de les Cinc Copes'|date=1 November 2014|access-date=1 November 2014|author=Moisés Llorens|publisher=Futbol.as.com}}