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José Vicente Forment

José Vicente Forment Faet (born 31 May 1947) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

José Vicente Forment
Forment in 2022
Personal information
Full name José Vicente Forment Faet
Date of birth (1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Almenara, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1970 Mestalla 46 (8)
1969–1970 → Castellón (loan) 31 (11)
1970–1974 Valencia 57 (16)
1974–1979 Villarreal
1979–1980 Vall de Uxó 24 (3)
Total 158+ (38+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 75 total games and scored 23 goals for Valencia, and was their top scorer with 8 goals as they won La Liga in 1970–71. He scored a crucial goal in March 1971 against Celta Vigo, widely remembered as one of the most important in the club's history.[1][2][3] His professional career was ended by a tibia and fibula break in September 1972.

Career

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Born in Almenara in the Province of Castellón, Forment came through the youth ranks of Valencia and made his professional debut with the reserve team in the Segunda División in 1965. Following their relegation, he was loaned to Castellón in the same league for 1969–70, scoring 11 goals.[2]

Forment made his first-team debut for Valencia on 29 September 1970 among several fringe players in a 3–1 home win over Cork Hibernians of Ireland in the second round of the first leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[4] This was followed five days later by his La Liga bow, playing the final 38 minutes of a 2–2 draw at Granada as a substitute for José Claramunt.[5] On 25 October he scored his first top-flight goal, the only one against Málaga at Mestalla Stadium.[6]

Forment was Valencia's top scorer with eight goals as they won the league for the first time in 24 years in 1970–71.[3] On 4 January, he scored the only goal at home to Real Madrid to put his team top.[7] His goal on 28 March was remembered as a turning point in the season; in added time, he finished a corner kick from Sergio Manzanera for a 2–1 win over Celta Vigo with three games left to play.[1]

After the league had finished, Forment scored three goals in six games as Valencia finished runners-up to Barcelona in the Copa del Generalísimo. He scored home and away in the quarter-finals against Málaga.[8][9] On 4 July in the final, he and Claramunt came on as 78th-minute substitutes in a 4–3 extra-time loss.[10]

In August 1971, Forment scored in his first two European Cup games as Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate in the first round against Union Luxembourg.[11][12] Thirteen months later, he suffered a tibia and fibula break from Granada defender Ramón Aguirre Suárez, from which his career did not recover.[1][13]

After leaving professional football in 1974, Forment played for Villarreal in his home province. He received an offer from Sporting de Gijón, but turned it down, believing that they wanted the player he was before the injury.[14] His final season was with Vall de Uxó in the Segunda División B in 1979–80.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Valle, Conrado (28 March 1971). "El gol más celebrado en Mestalla cumple 50 años" [Mestalla's most celebrated goal turns 50]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lloret, Paco (1 April 2023). "Forment, más allá de su legendario gol" [Forment, beyond his legendary goal]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Ruiz, José (31 March 2020). "El gol más gritado de la historia de Mestalla" [The most celebrated goal in the history of Mestalla]. Panenka (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "3-1: Con varios suplentes fue muy superior al Cork de Irlanda" [3-1: With various replacements they were highly superior to Ireland's Cork]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1970. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2-2: El Granada tuvo más ocasiones, pero los fallos de Ñito y Lasa impidieron su victoria" [2-2: Granada had their chances, but Ñito and Lasa's misses impeded their victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 October 1970. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "1-0: Un gol de Forment decidió un partido poco brillante" [1-0: A goal from Forment decided a not very brilliant match]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 October 1970. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ "El Valencia, nuevo líder" [Valencia, new leader]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 January 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ González Martínez, Fernando (7 June 1971). "0-1: Pero fue Forment quien marcó en la meta malagueña" [0-1: But it was Forment who scored in Málaga's net]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ "3-1: En el primer tiempo ya sentenció el Valencia la eliminatoria" [3-1: Valencia already decided the tie in the first half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 June 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  10. ^ Farreras, Martí (5 July 1971). "4-3: A la Recopa con la cabeza muy alta" [4-3: To the Cup-Winners' Cup with head held high]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  11. ^ "3-1: El Valencia se deshizo cómodamente el U.S. Luxemburgo" [3-1: Valencia took apart U.S. Luxembourg comfortably]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 August 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  12. ^ "0-1: Dominio absoluto del Valencia y gran actuación del portero local" [0-1: Absolute domination by Valencia and great performance by the home goalkeeper]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 August 1971. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  13. ^ Lloret, Paco (3 November 2023). "Una visita de alto voltaje" [A high-voltage visit]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  14. ^ Calero, Toni (3 November 2018). "José Vicente Forment: «Cuando ganamos la Liga, el cura y el alcalde vinieron para pedir que el autobús parara en Almenara»" [José Vincente Forment: "When we won La Liga, the priest and the mayor came to ask the bus to stop in Almenara"]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  15. ^ Ballester, Enrique (13 February 2023). "La Contra de Deportes: Forment amplía su legado" [Sports Counter: Forment widens his legacy]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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