José Juncosa

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| name = José Juncosa

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| fullname = José Juncosa Bellmunt

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Les Borges Blanques, Spain

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|10|31|1922|2|2|df=y}}

| death_place = Reus, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1941–1942 | clubs1 = Reus | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1942–1944 | clubs2 = Español | caps2 = 44 | goals2 = 34

| years3 = 1944–1955 | clubs3 = Atlético Madrid | caps3 = 188 | goals3 = 80

| nationalyears1 = 1948–1950 | nationalteam1 = Spain | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1955–1957 | managerclubs1 = Córdoba

| manageryears2 = 1967–1968 | managerclubs2 = Xerez

| manageryears3 = 1968 | managerclubs3 = Lleida

| manageryears4 = 1970–1971 | managerclubs4 = Córdoba

| manageryears5 = 1971 | managerclubs5 = Pontevedra

| manageryears6 = 1972–1973 | managerclubs6 = Levante

| manageryears7 = 1981–1982 | managerclubs7 = Reus

| manageryears8 = 1985–1987 | managerclubs8 = Reus

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José Juncosa Bellmunt (2 February 1922 – 31 October 2003)[http://masdeporte.as.com/masdeporte/2003/11/01/polideportivo/1067663688_850215.html Obituary (in Spanish)] also known as Josep Juncosa Bellmunt, was a Catalan football forward and manager from Spain. Until 1977, it was legally prohibited in Spain to register given names in Catalan, as only Spanish (Castilian) names were permitted under Francoist and early post-Franco civil registry laws.{{cite web |title=Quan els noms propis en català estaven prohibits |url=https://eapc-rld.blog.gencat.cat/2018/05/31/quan-els-noms-propis-en-catala-estaven-prohibits-la-recuperacio-dun-cas-singular-xavier-gayan-i-agusti-pou/ |website=RLD blog – Generalitat de Catalunya |date=31 May 2018 |language=ca}}{{cite web |title=Cuando llamarse Iker era pecado |url=https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/magazine/sociedad/2016/08/06/cuando_llamarse_iker_era_pecado_476477_1035.html |website=Diario de Navarra |date=6 August 2016 |language=es}}

He was an international with both the Catalonia national team and the Spain national team during the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Josep Juncosa was born in Les Borges Blanques (Les Garrigues) on 29 January 1922. He began playing football with his hometown team before signing for Reus Deportiu. In 1942, he moved to RCD Espanyol, becoming a prolific forward and finishing as the club's top scorer during his seasons with the blanquiazules.{{cite web |title=Espanyol, la gran fàbrica de golejadors catalans |url=https://www.ara.cat/esports/rcd-espanyol/espanyol-gran-fabrica-golejadors-catalans-ultim-mig-segle_130_4898253.html |website=Ara.cat |date=2024-01-06 |access-date=2025-07-10}}{{cite web |title=Els golejadors històrics del RCD Espanyol a la Lliga |url=https://beteve.cat/esports/golejadors-historics-rcd-espanyol/ |website=Betevé |access-date=2025-07-10}}

In 1944, he signed for Atlético Madrid (then known as Atlético Aviación), and remained there until 1955, winning two La Liga titles and one Copa Eva Duarte (also known as Copa Eva Duarte de Perón). He was part of the famed "silk forward line".{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

After retiring as a player, he managed CF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División B during the 1980s.{{cite web |title=Historic Catalan coaches: Josep Juncosa |url=https://www.fcf.cat/noticia/entrenadors-historics-del-futbol-catala-capitol-2 |website=FCF.cat |date=2020-04-28 |access-date=2025-07-10}}

He earned two caps for the Spain national team, including an appearance in the 1950 FIFA World Cup match against Sweden.{{cite web |title=Spain squad 1950 World Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1950brazil/teams/43925 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=2025-07-10}}

Circa 1970, together with Mr Cabello Rico, he developed residential buildings in Reus on land formerly part of the Mas de Torroja estate near the Barri Fortuny neighborhood. The development became known as the Juncosa plots, now within the Juroca neighbourhood.

He died in Reus on 31 October 2003 at the age of 81.{{cite web |title=José Juncosa Bellmunt obituary |url=https://lleidatansdeprimera.blogspot.com/2013/07/jose-juncosa.html |website=Lleidatans de Primera |date=2013-07-03 |access-date=2025-07-10}}

Playing career

Honours

Atlético de Madrid

Spanish League: 1949-50, 1950-51
Copa Eva Duarte: 1951

References

External links

[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j10447.html José Juncosa at BDFutbol]
[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l10447.html José Juncosa manager profile at BDFutbol]
[https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/club192.html National team data at BDFutbol]
[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/34958/Jose_Juncosa.html José Juncosa at National-Football-Teams.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023025110/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=50424/index.html José Juncosa – FIFA competition record (archived)]
[https://www.enciclopedia.cat/esportpedia/josep-juncosa-bellmunt Josep Juncosa Bellmunt at Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan)]

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