Francisco Bru
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco Bru Sanz | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1962 (age 77) | ||
| Place of death | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1906 | FC Internacional | 27 | (0) |
| 1906–1911 | FC Barcelona | 30 | (1) |
| 1911–1915 |
RCD Español | ||
| 1915–1917 | FC Barcelona | ||
| International career | |||
| 1904–1915 | Catalan XI | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1920 | Spain | ||
| 1924–1926 |
RCD Español | ||
| 1927–1928 | Club Juventud Asturiana | ||
| 1928–1929 | Racing de Madrid | ||
| 1930 | Peru | ||
| 1934–1936 |
Madrid CF | ||
| 1937–1939 | Girona FC | ||
| 1939–1941 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1941–1943 | Granada CF | ||
| 1948–1949 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Bru Sanz (12 April 1885 – 10 June 1962), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish football player, referee and manager. As a footballer he played as a striker and midfielder for
Copa de España
twice during the 1930s.
Playing career
Paco Bru began his career in the spring of 1902 with
Club Español
. Although in this particular match he played as a defender, he was mainly used in Internacional as a forward.
Bru won the
RCD Español winning two further Campionat titles and playing in another Copa final in 1915. He then returned to FC Barcelona and, together with Paulino Alcántara and Jack Greenwell, helped the club win one more Campionat. During his playing career he also played at least five times for the Catalan XI
. However records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played more games.
Refereeing career
After retiring as a player Bru became a referee. According to legend, before his first game in charge he walked into the dressing room and pulled out a
Madrid FC 4–0. In the 1917 final Madrid FC returned and beat Arenas Club de Getxo. In 1917 Bru also refereed a friendly between the Catalan XI
and a Castile XI.
Coaching career
Olympic Games
In 1920 when the
Basque players. With a squad that included Ricardo Zamora, Félix Sesúmaga, Pichichi, José María Belauste and Josep Samitier, Bru and Spain
returned from the competition with the silver medal.
The final stages of the tournament had descended into farce.
Sweden 2–1, Italy
2–0 and then beating the Netherlands 3–1 in the silver medal final.
Real Madrid
Bru had two spells as coach at
Valencia. The final is best remembered for a save made by Zamora. During the Spanish Civil War, Bru returned to Catalonia and coached Girona FC in the Mediterranean League
. In 1939 he returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach.
Others
Bru was the coach of the Peru national team during the first ever World Cup in 1930.[1]
Honours
Player
FC Internacional
- Copa Torino: 1904
FC Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1910
- Catalan Champions: 1908-09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1915–16
RCD Español
- Catalan Champions: 1911-12, 1914–15
Manager
Spain
- Olympic Games: Silver medal 1920
Madrid CF
- Copa de España: 1934, 1936
References
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External links
Sources
- Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball. [1]
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