In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bru and the second or maternal family name is Sanz.
Francisco Bru Sanz (12 April 1885 – 10 June 1962), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish football player, referee and manager. As a footballer he played as a striker and midfielder for FC Internacional and as a defender for FC Barcelona, RCD Español and the Catalan XI. After retiring as a player, Bru became a referee and took charge of the 1916 and 1917 Copa del Rey finals. He later became the first ever manager of Spain, guiding them to the silver medal at the 1920 Olympic Games. As a manager with Real Madrid, then known as Madrid CF, he won the Copa de España twice during the 1930s.
Paco Bru began his career in the spring of 1902 with FC Internacional —when he was only sixteen years — playing a friendly tournament called Medalla de la Federación Gimnástica Española (Medal of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation). He played ten out of twelve games as a striker and scored three goals, his team finishing sixth out of seven teams. On 30 November 1902, Bru made his debut in official competition, the Catalan football championship, in a 6–0 defeat to Club Español. Although in this particular match he played as a defender, he was mainly used in Internacional as a forward.
Bru won the Copa Torino in 1904, a second-level league trophy. Two years later he joined FC Barcelona and, along with Romà Forns, helped the club win the Campionat de Catalunya three times in a row between 1909 and 1911. He also helped them win their first Copa del Rey in 1910. In 1911 he joined RCD Español winning two further Campionat titles and playing in another Copa final in 1915. He then returned to FC Barcelona and, together with Paulino Alcántara and Jack Greenwell, helped the club win one more Campionat. During his playing career he also played at least five times for the Catalan XI. However records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played more games.
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After retiring as a player Bru became a referee. According to legend, before his first game in charge he walked into the dressing room and pulled out a Colt pistol from his bag. He placed the gun on a table in the middle of the room for everybody to see and when finished changing, he stuffed the pistol down his shorts. After being asked by a player what was going on, he explained he wanted to guarantee a quiet match, given that it was his first game in charge.[citation needed] Bru went on to take charge of two Copa del Rey finals. In 1916 he was in charge as Athletic Bilbao beat Madrid FC 4–0. In the 1917 final Madrid FC returned and beat Arenas Club de Getxo. In 1917 Bru also refereed a friendly between the Catalan XI and a Castile XI.
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In 1920 when the Royal Spanish Football Federation decided to send a team to the Olympic Games, Bru was one of three selectors chosen to pick the squad. However, after an initial training session, he found himself on his own. He subsequently rejected many of the players that turned up for the original session and insisted on the inclusion of more Basque players. With a squad that included Ricardo Zamora, Félix Sesúmaga, Pichichi, José María Belauste and Josep Samitier, Bru and Spain returned from the competition with the silver medal.
The final stages of the tournament had descended into farce. Belgium won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final, unhappy with the performance of the referee. As a result, they were disqualified and a second consolation tournament was organised to decide the silver and bronze medallists. However beaten semi-finalists, France, had already returned home, so the beaten quarter-finalists played-off for the right to play the other beaten semi-finalist, the Netherlands. Spain emerged triumphant after overcoming Sweden 2–1, Italy 2–0 and then beating the Netherlands 3–1 in the silver medal final.
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defender for FC Barcelona RCD Espanol and the Catalan XI After retiring as a player Bru became a referee and took charge of the 1916 and 1917 Copa del Rey finals He later became the first ever manager of Spain guiding them to the silver medal at the 1920 Olympic Games As a manager with Real Madrid then known as Madrid CF he won the Copa de Espana twice during the 1930s Francisco BruBru in 1901Personal informationFull nameFrancisco Bru SanzDate of birth12 April 1885Place of birthMadrid SpainDate of death10 June 1962 age 77 Place of deathMalaga SpainPosition s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1902 1906FC Internacional27 0 1906 1911FC Barcelona30 1 1911 1915RCD Espanol1915 1917FC BarcelonaInternational career1904 1915Catalan XIManagerial career1920Spain1924 1926RCD Espanol1927 1928Club Juventud Asturiana1928 1929Racing de Madrid1930Peru1934 1936Madrid CF1937 1939Girona FC1939 1941Real Madrid1941 1943Granada CF1948 1949Real Zaragoza Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Refereeing career 3 Coaching career 3 1 Olympic Games 3 2 Real Madrid 3 3 Others 4 Honours 4 1 Player 4 2 Manager 5 References 6 External links 7 SourcesPlaying career editPaco Bru began his career in the spring of 1902 with FC Internacional when he was only sixteen years playing a friendly tournament called Medalla de la Federacion Gimnastica Espanola Medal of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation He played ten out of twelve games as a striker and scored three goals his team finishing sixth out of seven teams On 30 November 1902 Bru made his debut in official competition the Catalan football championship in a 6 0 defeat to Club Espanol Although in this particular match he played as a defender he was mainly used in Internacional as a forward Bru won the Copa Torino in 1904 a second level league trophy Two years later he joined FC Barcelona and along with Roma Forns helped the club win the Campionat de Catalunya three times in a row between 1909 and 1911 He also helped them win their first Copa del Rey in 1910 In 1911 he joined RCD Espanol winning two further Campionat titles and playing in another Copa final in 1915 He then returned to FC Barcelona and together with Paulino Alcantara and Jack Greenwell helped the club win one more Campionat During his playing career he also played at least five times for the Catalan XI However records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played more games Refereeing career editAfter retiring as a player Bru became a referee According to legend before his first game in charge he walked into the dressing room and pulled out a Colt pistol from his bag He placed the gun on a table in the middle of the room for everybody to see and when finished changing he stuffed the pistol down his shorts After being asked by a player what was going on he explained he wanted to guarantee a quiet match given that it was his first game in charge citation needed Bru went on to take charge of two Copa del Rey finals In 1916 he was in charge as Athletic Bilbao beat Madrid FC 4 0 In the 1917 final Madrid FC returned and beat Arenas Club de Getxo In 1917 Bru also refereed a friendly between the Catalan XI and a Castile XI Coaching career editOlympic Games edit In 1920 when the Royal Spanish Football Federation decided to send a team to the Olympic Games Bru was one of three selectors chosen to pick the squad However after an initial training session he found himself on his own He subsequently rejected many of the players that turned up for the original session and insisted on the inclusion of more Basque players With a squad that included Ricardo Zamora Felix Sesumaga Pichichi Jose Maria Belauste and Josep Samitier Bru and Spain returned from the competition with the silver medal The final stages of the tournament had descended into farce Belgium won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final unhappy with the performance of the referee As a result they were disqualified and a second consolation tournament was organised to decide the silver and bronze medallists However beaten semi finalists France had already returned home so the beaten quarter finalists played off for the right to play the other beaten semi finalist the Netherlands Spain emerged triumphant after overcoming Sweden 2 1 Italy 2 0 and then beating the Netherlands 3 1 in the silver medal final Real Madrid edit Bru had two spells as coach at Real Madrid During his first spell with the club he guided the team to victory in two Copa de Espana finals In 1934 he coached a team that included Ricardo Zamora Josep Samitier and Jacinto Quincoces to a 2 1 win over a Valencia CF team coached by Jack Greenwell The 1936 final saw Real meet FC Barcelona for the first time in a cup final The Madrid club beat Barcelona 2 1 at the Mestalla in Valencia The final is best remembered for a save made by Zamora During the Spanish Civil War Bru returned to Catalonia and coached Girona FC in the Mediterranean League In 1939 he returned to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach Others edit Bru was the coach of the Peru national team during the first ever World Cup in 1930 1 Honours editPlayer edit FC Internacional Copa Torino 1904 FC Barcelona Copa del Rey 1910 Catalan Champions 1908 09 1909 10 1910 11 1915 16 RCD Espanol Catalan Champions 1911 12 1914 15 Manager edit Spain Olympic Games Silver medal 1920 Madrid CF Copa de Espana 1934 1936References edit http cronicasdefutbolperuano blogspot com 2007 02 peru en el mundial del 30 html user generated source External links editSpain manager stats Copa del Rey 1916 Copa del Rey 1917Sources editMorbo The Story of Spanish Football 2003 Phil Ball 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Bru amp oldid 1164360993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
