Full name José Claramunt Torres Playing position Team Apps Position Midfielder | Place of birth Puçol, Spain Years Team Height 1.65 m | |
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Date of birth (1946-07-16) 16 July 1946 (age 70) | ||
José Claramunt Torres (born 16 July 1946) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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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, and scored his first goal in the competition on 27 November in a 3–0 home success over Sevilla FC.
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. 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.
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.
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, and netted his first goal on 17 January 1973 in a 3–2 triumph in Greece for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
For six games, Claramunt acted as national team captain due to the absence of Amancio.
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.
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