Josep Maria Fusté

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Josep Maria Fusté

Personal information
Full name	Josep Maria Fusté Blanch
Date of birth	(1941-04-15)15 April 1941
Place of birth	Linyola, Spain
Date of death	20 April 2023(2023-04-20) (aged 82)
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Linyola
1958–1960	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1972	Barcelona	197	(47)
1960–1962	→ Osasuna (loan)	26	(10)
1972–1973	Hércules	27	(2)
Total		250	(59)
International career
1961	Spain B	1	(0)
1964–1969	Spain	8	(3)
Medal record Representing  Spain European Nations' Cup Winner 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josep Maria Fusté Blanch (15 April 1941 – 20 April 2023) was a Spanish

Club career

Born in

In 1971, Fusté inspired FC Barcelona to one more Copa win. In the 1970–71 season, FC Barcelona narrowly missed out on winning La Liga, losing by a single point to Valencia CF. The two teams also met in the Copa del Generalísimo final. With Valencia CF winning 2–0, Fusté, who had come on as a substitute, scored the first of four FC Barcelona goals that eventually led to a 4–3 victory in extra-time. In 1972, after 197 La Liga games and 47 goals, Fusté left FC Barcelona and joined Hércules CF, then playing in the Segunda División.

After he retired, Fusté played with the FC Barcelona veterans team and continued to put in impressive performances until he retired in 2000. He also coached on the veteran team.

International career

Fusté also played eight times for

Fusté died in Barcelona on 20 April 2023, at the age of 82.[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fusté goal.

List of international goals scored by Josep Maria Fusté

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 March 1964	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville , Spain	Republic of Ireland	2–0	5–1	1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
2	15 November 1964	Das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	1–2	Friendly
3	20 July 1966	Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom	West Germany	1–0	1–2	1966 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Barcelona

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1965–66
  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off
    1971
• Spanish Cup: 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71

Spain

• European Championship: 1964

External links

• Josep Maria Fusté at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Josep Maria Fusté at National-Football-Teams.com
• FC Barcelona archives (in Spanish)
• FC Barcelona profile
• Josep Maria Fusté – FIFA competition record (archived)