In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Fusté and the second or maternal family name is Blanch; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Born in Linyola, Lleida, Catalonia, Fusté first joined FC Barcelona in 1958 and then went on loan to CA Osasuna. While at Osasuna, he made his Primera División debut on September 3, 1961 and scored a penalty in a 2–2 draw with RCD Español. During his ten seasons playing for the senior team at FC Barcelona, the club finished second four times in La Liga, but were never champions. However, during the 1960s and early 1970s, they did find success in various cup competitions. In 1962 Fusté played in his first European club final when he played for FC Barcelona in the second leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final. They drew 1–1 on the night, but Barça lost 3–7 to Valencia CF on aggregate. In 1966, he played in another Fairs Cup final and this time helped FC Barcelona beat Real Zaragoza 4–3 on aggregate. In 1968, he was a member of the team that beat Real Madrid 1–0 in the final of the Copa del Generalísimo. FC Barcelona subsequently qualified for the following seasons European Cup Winners Cup and made it all the way to the final only to lose 3–2 to ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
In 1971, Fusté inspired FC Barcelona to one more Copa win. In the 1970–71 season, FC Barcelona narrowly missed out on winning La Liga, losing by a single point to Valencia CF. The two teams also met in the Copa del Generalísimo final. With Valencia CF winning 2–0, Fusté, who had come on as a substitute, scored the first of four FC Barcelona goals that eventually led to a 4–3 victory in extra-time. In 1972, after 197 La Liga games and 47 goals, Fusté left CF Barcelona and joined Hércules CF, then playing in the Segunda División.
After he retired, Fusté played with the FC Barcelona veterans team and continued to put in impressive performances until he retired in 2000. He also coached on the veteran team.
International career
Fusté also played eight times for Spain, scoring three goals. José Villalonga gave him his debut on 11 March 1964 in the first-leg of the European Championship quarter-final against Republic of Ireland. He scored as Spain won 5–1 and went on to help them win the competition. He also played for Spain at the World Cup in 1966 and during the group stages of the competition he scored in the 2–1 defeat against Germany.
josep, maria, fusté, blanch, born, april, 1941, retired, spanish, footballer, played, midfielder, captain, barcelona, during, 1960s, early, 1970s, 1964, together, with, luis, suárez, amancio, amaro, josé, Ángel, iribar, barcelona, teammate, chus, pereda, helpe. Josep Maria Fuste Blanch born April 15 1941 is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder and who was captain of FC Barcelona during the 1960s and early 1970s In 1964 together with Luis Suarez Amancio Amaro Jose Angel Iribar and his FC Barcelona teammate Chus Pereda he helped Spain win the European Championship He also played for CA Osasuna and Hercules CF After retiring as a player he worked as a public relations executive for Codorniu a Catalan sparkling wine company He also served as president of the FC Barcelona veterans association and publicly supported Sixto Cambra a Catalan nationalist who stood against Josep Lluis Nunez in the 1989 FC Barcelona presidential elections Josep Maria FustePersonal informationFull nameJosep Maria Fuste BlanchDate of birth 1941 04 15 15 April 1941 age 81 Place of birthLinyola SpainHeight1 74 m 5 ft 9 in 1 Position s MidfielderYouth careerLinyola1958 1960BarcelonaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1960 1972Barcelona197 47 1960 1962 Osasuna loan 26 10 1972 1973Hercules27 2 Total250 59 International career1961Spain B1 0 1964 1969Spain8 3 Honours Representing SpainEuropean Nations CupWinner 1964 Spain Club domestic league appearances and goalsIn this Catalan name the first or paternal surname is Fuste and the second or maternal family name is Blanch both are generally joined by the conjunction i Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 Honours 3 1 Club 3 2 International 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditBorn in Linyola Lleida Catalonia Fuste first joined FC Barcelona in 1958 and then went on loan to CA Osasuna While at Osasuna he made his Primera Division debut on September 3 1961 and scored a penalty in a 2 2 draw with RCD Espanol During his ten seasons playing for the senior team at FC Barcelona the club finished second four times in La Liga but were never champions However during the 1960s and early 1970s they did find success in various cup competitions In 1962 Fuste played in his first European club final when he played for FC Barcelona in the second leg of the Inter Cities Fairs Cup final They drew 1 1 on the night but Barca lost 3 7 to Valencia CF on aggregate In 1966 he played in another Fairs Cup final and this time helped FC Barcelona beat Real Zaragoza 4 3 on aggregate In 1968 he was a member of the team that beat Real Madrid 1 0 in the final of the Copa del Generalisimo FC Barcelona subsequently qualified for the following seasons European Cup Winners Cup and made it all the way to the final only to lose 3 2 to SK Slovan Bratislava In 1971 Fuste inspired FC Barcelona to one more Copa win In the 1970 71 season FC Barcelona narrowly missed out on winning La Liga losing by a single point to Valencia CF The two teams also met in the Copa del Generalisimo final With Valencia CF winning 2 0 Fuste who had come on as a substitute scored the first of four FC Barcelona goals that eventually led to a 4 3 victory in extra time In 1972 after 197 La Liga games and 47 goals Fuste left CF Barcelona and joined Hercules CF then playing in the Segunda Division After he retired Fuste played with the FC Barcelona veterans team and continued to put in impressive performances until he retired in 2000 He also coached on the veteran team International career EditFuste also played eight times for Spain scoring three goals Jose Villalonga gave him his debut on 11 March 1964 in the first leg of the European Championship quarter final against Republic of Ireland He scored as Spain won 5 1 and went on to help them win the competition He also played for Spain at the World Cup in 1966 and during the group stages of the competition he scored in the 2 1 defeat against Germany International goals Edit No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 11 March 1964 Sanchez Pizjuan Seville Spain Republic of Ireland 2 0 5 1 1964 European Nations Cup qualifying2 15 November 1964 Das Antas Porto Portugal Portugal 0 1 2 1 Friendly3 20 July 1966 Villa Park Birmingham United Kingdom West Germany 0 1 2 1 1966 FIFA World CupHonours EditClub Edit BarcelonaInter Cities Fairs Cup 1965 66 1972 Spanish Cup 1962 63 1967 68 1970 71International Edit SpainEuropean Championship 1964References Edit Fuste worldfootball net Retrieved 8 February 2021 External links EditJosep Maria Fuste at BDFutbol National team data in Spanish Josep Maria Fuste at National Football Teams com FC Barcelona archives in Spanish FC Barcelona profile Josep Maria Fuste FIFA competition record archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josep Maria Fuste amp oldid 1108634091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
