Cosme (footballer)

José Sirvent Bas (31 August 1927 – 15 April 2011) was a Spanish football goalkeeper.

Cosme

Personal information
Full name	José Sirvent Bas
Date of birth	(1927-08-31)August 31, 1927
Place of birth	San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Date of death	April 15, 2011(2011-04-15) (aged 83)
Place of death	Alicante, Spain
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Gimnástica
	Atlético Alicante
	Marina
	Celta Bon Repòs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1944	Alicante
1944–1945	Elche
1945–1946	Yeclano
1946–1952	Hércules
1952–1955	Real Madrid	8	(0)
1955–1958	Cultural Leonesa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sirvent and the second or maternal family name is Bas.

Club career

He began playing in several teams in the city of Alicante, mainly in the San Pedro Cup amateur tournament. After playing in the Alicante CF, Elche CF and Yeclano CF, joined Hércules CF. In the Hércules played 6 seasons in the Second Division. In the 1947-48 season Cosme was famous for being the goalkeeper who conceded 9 goals in a match against CD Málaga, all materialized by Pedro Bazán.

Then he transferred to Real Madrid, but only played 8 games in the first season. By refusing to be transferred, Madrid relegated him off the team two seasons. After being played for the Cultural Leonesa in La Liga, having a great season. He continued playing in Cultural several seasons after the descent.

Honours

Elche

• Tercera División: 1944–45

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1953–54, 1954–55
• Latin Cup: 1954–55

External links

• Cosme at BDFutbol