Lluís Pujol

Lluís Pujol
Personal information
Full name	Lluís Pujol Codina
Date of birth	25 May 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Castellbell, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	La Bauma
	Sant Vicenç de Castellet
	Poble Nou
1961	Manresa
1961–1965	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965	Condal
1965–1973	Barcelona
1968–1969	→ Sabadell (loan)
1973–1974	Castellón
1974–1975	Sant Andreu
Total
International career
1964–1965	Spain U18
1969	Spain U23
1966	Spain amateur
1969	Spain
Managerial career
1978–1984	Barcelona (youth)
1984–1987	Barcelona C
1987–1989	Barcelona B
1989–1990	Sabadell
1992	Mollerussa
2000–2001	Hospitalet
2002–2003	Castelldefels
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Lluís Pujol Codina (born 25 May 1947) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Castellbell i el Vilar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pujol was promoted to local FC Barcelona's first team in 1965, at only 18. In his first three seasons, however, he could only amass ten La Liga appearances combined, in which he managed to score five times. For 1968–69 he was loaned to neighbours CE Sabadell FC, helping the side not only avoid top level relegation but finish in a best-ever fourth place, with the player contributing with eight goals to the feat.^[1]

Returned to the Camp Nou, Pujol continued to be irregularly used – 25 games in 1970–71, 28 in the other three seasons combined – and eventually left for CD Castellón, in a disastrous top division campaign, as he appeared rarely for the Valencian club which also got relegated. He closed out his career in his native region, after one year with lowly UE Sant Andreu.

In the latter part of the 80s, Pujol coached FC Barcelona Atlètic, suffering relegation from the second division in his second year. He then moved to former side Sabadell, being fired late in 1990 with them in the same level.

International career

On 15 October 1969, Pujol won his sole cap for Spain, which consisted of the second half of a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland, in a match played in La Línea de la Concepción and with the score already at 5–0 (eventually 6–0).^[2]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

Country

Spain U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: Runner-up 1964

References

^ La era dorada del C.E. Sabadell (1965–1972). Segunda parte (C.E. Sabadell's golden age (1965–1972). Part two); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 March 2014 (in Spanish)
^ 6–0: Despertó el fútbol de ataque español (6–0: Spanish attacking football awoke); Mundo Deportivo, 16 October 1969 (in Spanish)

External links

Lluís Pujol at BDFutbol
Lluís Pujol manager profile at BDFutbol
FC Barcelona profile
Lluís Pujol at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] La era dorada del C.E. Sabadell (1965–1972). Segunda parte (C.E. Sabadell's golden age (1965–1972). Part two); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 March 2014 (in Spanish)

[2] 6–0: Despertó el fútbol de ataque español (6–0: Spanish attacking football awoke); Mundo Deportivo, 16 October 1969 (in Spanish)

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