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Josep Maria Fusté

1941 - 2023

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Josep Maria Fusté Blanch (15 April 1941 – 20 April 2023) was a 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 Suárez, Amancio Amaro, José Ángel Iribar and his FC Barcelona teammate, Chus Pereda, he helped Spain win the European Championship. He also played for CA Osasuna and Hércules 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 Lluís Nuñez in the 1989 FC Barcelona presidential elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josep Maria Fusté is the 1,067th most popular soccer player (down from 774th in 2019), the 885th most popular biography from Spain (down from 758th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josep Maria Fusté ranks 1,067 out of 21,273. Before him are José Della Torre, Marc Wilmots, Theo de Jong, Domingos da Guia, Mauro Camoranesi, and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga. After him are Sergio Busquets, Pietro Anastasi, Craig Brown, Pauleta, Akira Nishino, and Michael Rummenigge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Josep Maria Fusté ranks 225. Before him are Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Bohdan Stupka, Amir Pnueli, R. James Woolsey Jr., Menzies Campbell, and Tom Fogerty. After him are Harald Nielsen, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Captain Beefheart, Yevhen Marchuk, Andrés García, and Eric Braeden. Among people deceased in 2023, Josep Maria Fusté ranks 165. Before him are Yuri Manin, María Kodama, Petar Nadoveza, Luboš Kohoutek, Ken Block, and Vera Krepkina. After him are Craig Brown, Richard Roundtree, Martin Walser, Amitai Etzioni, Julian Sands, and Andrés García.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Maria Fusté ranks 885 out of 3,355. Before him are Ferrer Bassa (1285), Julio Salinas (1962), Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo (983), Alonso Mudarra (1510), Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (1310), and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (1956). After him are Sergio Busquets (1988), Pedro Alonso (1971), Luis Regueiro (1908), Julian of Toledo (642), Xavier Cugat (1900), and Ramón Sampedro (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Josep Maria Fusté ranks 84. Before him are Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (1965), Ignacio Zoco (1939), Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1965), Joan Segarra (1927), Julio Salinas (1962), and Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (1956). After him are Sergio Busquets (1988), Luis Regueiro (1908), Periko Alonso (1953), David de Gea (1990), Gaizka Mendieta (1974), and David Silva (1986).

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