Gustau Biosca

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Biosca and the second or maternal family name is Pagés.

Gustau Biosca

Personal information
Full name	Gustavo Biosca Pagés
Date of birth	(1928-02-29)29 February 1928
Place of birth	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Date of death
Place of death	Barcelona, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1949	España Industrial
1949–1958	Barcelona	137	(3)
1958–1959	Condal	7	(0)
Total		146	(4)
International career
1956	Spain B	1	(0)
1951–1954	Spain	11	(0)
Managerial career
1970–1971	Pontevedra
1972–1973	Sant Andreu
1973	Real Valladolid
1974–1975	Sabadell
1976–1978	Spain U21
1978–1979	Terrassa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustavo Biosca Pagés (29 February 1928 – 1 November 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Biosca played as a defender for España Industrial, Barcelona and Condal.

He made his international debut for Spain in 1951, earning a total of 11 caps, including 2 in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

As a coach he managed Pontevedra, Sant Andreu, Real Valladolid, Sabadell, the Spanish under-21 national team and Terrassa.

Later life and death

Biosca died on 1 November 2014, at the age of 86.