Jordi Gonzalvo Solà (born 13 June 1947) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a current coach and pundit for the Catalan public television TV3 (Catalonia).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Gonzalvo Solà | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1963 | Barcelona | ||
| 1963–1964 | CD Universitario | ||
| 1964–1966 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 1967–1969 | Blanes | ||
| 1969–1970 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| 1970–1971 | Sitges | ||
| 1971–1973 | Blanes | ||
| 1973–1977 | Cerdanyola Vallès | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Sant Andreu B | ||
| 1978–1979 | La Salle Bonanova | ||
| 1979–1980 | Figueres | ||
| 1980–1981 | Gramenet | ||
| 1981–1982 | Canovelles | ||
| 1982–1985 | Figueres | ||
| 1985–1988 | Lleida | ||
| 1988–1989 | Figueres | ||
| 1989–1990 | Mollerussa | ||
| 1990–1993 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 1994 | Levante | ||
| 1995 | Terrassa | ||
| 1995–1997 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 1997–1998 | Castellón | ||
| 1998–1999 | Cádiz | ||
| 2000 | Terrassa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editGonzalvo was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. A FC Barcelona youth graduate, he made his senior debuts with UE Sant Andreu in 1966, in Tercera División. He only appeared for lower league sides in his native region during his whole career, notably representing CD Atlético Baleares and CD Blanes, and retired in 1977 at the age of 30.
Managerial career
editImmediately after retiring Gonzalvo took up coaching, being appointed at former team Sant Andreu's reserve side. In 1979, after a short spell at CE La Salle Bonanova, he was appointed manager of UE Figueres in the fourth tier; after failing to win promotion, he was dismissed.
Gonzalvo subsequently spent one full season at UDA Gramenet and another at UE Canovelles, and returned to Figueres in the 1982 summer. He achieved promotion at first attempt, but was sacked midway through the 1984–85 campaign.[1]
In 1985 Gonzalvo was appointed at the helm of UE Lleida, in Segunda División B. He was promoted to Segunda División in 1987 and took the club to an impressive sixth place in the following campaign, but returned to Figueres in 1988.
In the 1990 summer, after a year at CFJ Mollerussa, Gonzalvo was named UE Sant Andreu manager. He appeared in the promotion play-offs for two consecutive years, but failed to promote.[2]
Gonzalvo continued to manage solely in the third division in the following years, with Levante UD,[3] Terrassa FC (two stints),[4] Gimnàstic de Tarragona, CD Castellón[5] and Cádiz CF.
References
edit- ^ "1984–85: Bach destitueix Gonzalvo" [1984–85: Bach sacks Gonzalvo] (in Catalan). UE Figueres. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Dos promociones de nefasto recuerdo" [Two promotions of grim memories] (in Spanish). Sport. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Una década de trasvases entre Levante y Nàstic" [A decade of transfers between Levante and Nàstic] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Jordi Gonzalvo, nou entrenador del Terrassa Futbol Club" [Jordi Gonzalvo, new manager of Terrassa Futbol Club]. VilaWeb. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Jordi Gonzalvo hace otra vez temible al histórico Castellón" [Jordi Gonzalvo makes frightening again a historical Castellón] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 27 August 1997. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jordi Gonzalvo manager profile at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)