José Pablo García Castany[a] (30 August 1948 – 16 June 2022), known as just García Castany, was a Spanish football player and coach.[1] He played midfielder for CD Condal, FC Barcelona, and Real Zaragoza. With Barcelona, he won the Copa del Rey in 1971.[2]

García Castany
Personal information
Full name José Pablo García Castany
Date of birth 30 August 1948
Place of birth Girona, Spain
Date of death 16 June 2022(2022-06-16) (aged 73)
Place of death Girona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1964 La Salle Girona
1964–1965 Barcelona
1965–1966 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Condal 13 (2)
1967–1973 Barcelona 10 (0)
1967–1968Osasuna 24 (6)
1968–1969Calvo Sotelo 27 (6)
1971–1973Zaragoza 49 (8)
1973–1978 Zaragoza 149 (25)
1980–1981 Girona
1981–1983 Banyoles
Managerial career
1984 Cassà
1985 Palamós
1985–1987 CE Farners [ca]
1989 CF Salt
1990 Vidreres
1991 Lloret
1991–1992 CF Salt
1995–1996 Lloret
1996–1997 Girona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He married Immaculada Cabecerán i Soler, then-captain of the Barcelona women's team, and they had two daughters. García Castany coached his daughters' football teams. He died of dementia in 2022.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Josep Pau García Castany in his native Catalonia and Aragon.

References

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  1. ^ Ferrer, Pedro Luis (16 June 2022). "Fallece a los 73 años García Castany, el '8' de los 'Zaraguayos'". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ "García Castany". BDFutbol.
  3. ^ "García Castany: fútbol y estudios". www.sport.es (in Spanish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.