Domènec Balmanya
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Domènec Balmanya Perera | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Girona, Spain | ||
Date of death | 14 February 2002 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1935 | Girona | ||
1935–1937 | Barcelona | ||
1937–1941 |
Sète | ||
1941–1944 | Barcelona | 48 | (5) |
1944–1948 | Gimnàstic | 3 | (0) |
1948–1949 | Sant Andreu | ||
1949–1950 | Gimnàstic | 6 | (1) |
International career | |||
1935–44 | Catalan XI | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1949–1952 | Gimnàstic | ||
1952 | Girona | ||
1952–1953 | Zaragoza | ||
1954–1955 | Oviedo | ||
1956–1958 | Barcelona | ||
1958–1960 |
Sète | ||
1960–1962 | Valencia | ||
1963–1964 | Betis | ||
1964–1965 | Málaga | ||
1965–1966 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1966–1968 | Spain | ||
1970–1971 | Zaragoza | ||
1972–1974 | Cádiz | ||
1974–1976 | Sant Andreu | ||
1980 | Sant Andreu | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Domènec Balmanya i Perera (Catalan pronunciation:
Playing career
Born in
In 1937 Barcelona, including Balmanya, Escolà and O’Connell, went on a fund raising tour to Mexico and the United States. The club played fourteen games and opponents included
After the
Between 1935 and 1944, Balmanya also played 4 games for the
Coaching career
Balmanya subsequently followed Nogués to Gimnàstic de Tarragona where he both finished his playing career and began his coaching career when he succeeded Nogués as coach in 1949. However his first appointment as coach ended in disappointment as Gimnástic were relegated in 1950. After spells at both Girona FC and Real Zaragoza, Balmanya found his first taste of success at Real Oviedo when he guided them to second place in Segunda División, Group 1 in 1955. However Real missed out on promotion after finishing only third in a play-off group.
Balmanya served as coach at
After two seasons in France with
During the 1963–64 season Balmanya was coach at Real Betis and he guided the club to third place in La Liga. He then coached CD Málaga for the 1964–65 season, helping them win promotion after they finished runners-up in Segunda División, Group 2 and then beat Levante UD in a play-off. He was then appointed coach at Atlético Madrid for the 1965–66 season and with a squad that included Enrique Collar, Miguel Jones, Adelardo and Luis Aragonés he won his only La Liga title. These successes saw him appointed coach of Spain and between 1966 and 1968 he was in charge of the national side for 11 games.
Honours
Player
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1942, runners-up 1936
- Mediterranean League: 1937
- Campionat de Catalunya: 1935–36
- New York Tournament: 1937
Manager
Real Oviedo
- Segunda División, Group 1: runners-up 1955
Barcelona
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1957
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1958
Valencia
- Trofero Naranja: 1961
Málaga
- Segunda División, Group 2: runners-up 1965
Atlético Madrid
- Spanish Champions: 1966
References
- ^ Sanchis, Alberto (15 February 2002). "Adéu 'Mingu'" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 14.
Bibliography
- Jimmy Burns. Barça: A People's Passion (1998).
External links
- Domènec Balmanya at BDFutbol
- Domènec Balmanya manager profile at BDFutbol
- Coach stats at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)