Benito Joanet
Spanish footballer (1935-2020)
Benito Joanet Giménez (16 September 1935 – 22 March 2020) was a Spanish football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benito Joanet Giménez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 2020 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Real Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1964 | Espanyol | 62 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | → Terrassa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Europa | 16 | (0) |
| 1965–1971 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 127 | (0) |
| Total | 209 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1979 | Hércules | ||
| 1980–1982 | Castellón | ||
| 1983 | Antequerano | ||
| 1983–1985 | Cádiz | ||
| 1985 | Mallorca | ||
| 1986–1987 | Castellón | ||
| 1987–1988 | Hércules | ||
| 1988–1989 | Tenerife | ||
| 1989–1990 | Espanyol | ||
| 1990–1991 | Salamanca | ||
| 1992 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career as a player
changeBorn in the Esplugues de Llobregat, Joanet played as goalkeeper for Espanyol, Real Zaragoza, Terrassa, Europa and Deportivo de La Coruña.[1]
Coaching career
changeHe became a football manager after he stopped playing. He was a manager for Hércules, Castellón, Antequerano, Cádiz, Mallorca, Tenerife, Espanyol, Salamanca and Las Palmas.[2]
Death
changeJoanet died in Alicante on 22 March 2020 from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benito Joanet at BDFutbol
- ↑ Benito Joanet manager profile at BDFutbol
- ↑ Fallece Benito Joanet, víctima del coronavirus
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