Carles Busquets
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carles Busquets i Barroso | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1987 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1992 | Barcelona B | 61 | (0) |
| 1990–1999 | Barcelona | 79 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Lleida | 108 | (0) |
| Total | 248 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carles Busquets i Barroso (born 19 July 1967) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mostly for Barcelona.
Football career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Busquets was an FC Barcelona graduate who possessed very good technical skills for a player in his position,[1][2] and he made his La Liga debut for the first team on 7 November 1993 in a 2–1 home win over Racing de Santander,[3] going on to appear in the following two games. However, he was mostly back-up for Spanish international Andoni Zubizarreta during his first years; he did manage to feature in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup final in a 1–2 loss against Manchester United, with two goals from Mark Hughes.[4]
After Zubizarreta left for Valencia CF Busquets played 69 league matches in two seasons combined,[5] and was also on goal in the 4–0 thrashing of Manchester United in the group stage of 1994–95's UEFA Champions League,[6] but during this period Barça failed to win any silverware. For the following campaigns he was again back-up, first to Portugal's Vítor Baía then Dutchman Ruud Hesp, and also clashed with new manager Louis van Gaal.[7]
Until his retirement in October 2002 Busquets played a further four seasons with neighbouring UE Lleida, spending two apiece in Segunda División and Segunda División B.[8] Afterwards he joined Barcelona's coaching staff, and worked with the goalkeepers.[9][10]
Honours
- Barcelona
- European Cup: 1991–92;[11] Runner-up 1993–94[6]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97;[12] Runner-up 1990–91[4]
- UEFA Super Cup: 1992,[13] 1997[14]
- La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97,[15] 1997–98[16]
- Supercopa de España: 1991,[17] 1992,[18] 1994,[19] 1996[20]
Personal life
Busquets' son, Sergio,[21] also a product of Barcelona's youth system, was promoted to the main squad for 2008–09, playing as a defensive midfielder. He reached the national team the following year, winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as a starter.
References
- ↑ "Busquets: de vocación... ¡ariete!" [Busquets: by calling... striker!] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 22 July 1990. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Estoy bien en el Barça. Es mi casa" [I feel fine in Barça. It is my home] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 24 June 1997. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "‘Busi’, un extraño en la familia" [‘Busi’, stranger to the family] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 8 November 1993. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Busquets coge confianza" [Busquets gaining in confidence] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 August 1994. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Barcelona 4–0 Man. United". UEFA.com. 2 November 1994. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Me ha faltado al respeto" [He disrespected me] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 22 June 1999. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Busquets llora en su despedida como futbolista" [Busquets cries in farewell as a footballer] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Busi ya imparte lecciones de portero" [Busi already giving goalkeeping lessons] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Carles Busquets, nuevo entrenador de porteros del Barcelona (Carles Busquets, new Barcelona goalkeeper coach); 20 Minutos, 18 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Sampdoria 0–1 Barcelona". UEFA.com. 20 May 1992. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "1996/97: Ronaldo spot on for Barça". UEFA.com. 14 May 1997. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "1992: Goikoetxea wins it for Barcelona". UEFA.com. 1 April 1993. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "1997: Barça in command". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Barça de titanes" [Titanic Barça] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 June 1997. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "La Copa más histórica" [The most historical Cup] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 April 1998. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cruyff ya tiene su cuarto título" [Cruyff already has his fourth title] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 1991. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "El Barça juega como quiere en el Manzanares" [Barça plays at will at the Manzanares] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 12 November 1992. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "El Barça paga un precio muy alto" [Barça plays a heavy price] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 1994. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Título con súper-susto" [Title with mega-scare] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 August 1996. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Tú, tranquilo; ya me pondré nervioso yo" ("You, be cool; i'll be nervous for two"); El País, 26 May 2009 (Spanish)