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]
| 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 (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) |
| 1967–1968 | → Osasuna | 24 | (6) |
| 1968–1969 | → Calvo Sotelo | 27 | (6) |
| 1971–1973 | → Zaragoza | 49 | (8) |
| 1973–1978 | Zaragoza | 149 | (25) |
| 1980–1981 | Girona | ||
| 1981–1983 | Banyoles | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1984 | Cassà | ||
| 1985 | Palamós | ||
| 1985–1987 | CE Farners | ||
| 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
edit- ^ Josep Pau García Castany in his native Catalonia and Aragon.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "García Castany". BDFutbol.
- ^ "García Castany: fútbol y estudios". www.sport.es (in Spanish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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