Enrique Claramunt

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Claramunt and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Enrique Claramunt Torres (born 12 July 1948) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

Enrique Claramunt

Personal information
Full name	Enrique Claramunt Torres
Date of birth	(1948-07-12) 12 July 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Puçol, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Atlético Saguntino
	Torrente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	Mestalla	18	(1)
1970–1974	Valencia	54	(7)
1974–1976	Castellón	43	(5)
1976–?	Villarreal
Total		115	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Puçol, Valencian Community, Claramunt emerged through local club Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 1968–69 season, being relegated from Segunda División.

Claramunt was promoted to the Mestalla Stadium's main squad for 1970–71, his first appearance in La Liga occurring on 12 September 1970 in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.^[1] He scored his first goal in the competition on 13 December in a 2–1 home win over CE Sabadell FC,^[2] and added a further four during the campaign^[3][4][5][6] to help his team win the fourth national championship in their history.^[7]

After leaving the Che in 1974, Claramunt continued to compete in his native region until his retirement, representing CD Castellón in the second tier and amateurs Villarreal CF.

Personal life

Claramunt's older brother, José, was also a footballer. He too represented Valencia and they shared teams during four seasons, being thus known as Claramunt I and Claramunt II.^[8]

Honours

Valencia

• La Liga: 1970–71^[7]

References

1. Pina, Nivardo (13 September 1970). "2–0: Pirri, con dos goles, noqueó al Valencia" [2–0: Pirri, with two goals, knocked Valencia out]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
2. Calvo, J.A. (14 December 1970). "2–1: Ganó el Valencia gracias a la expulsión de Isidro y a un gol fantasma" [2–1: Valencia won thanks to Isidro ejection and ghost goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
3. Pardo, Carlos (28 December 1970). "En Mestalla brilló siempre la emoción" [Excitement always shining at Mestalla]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
4. "4–0: Frente al Bilbao, el Valencia cuajó un partido redondo" [4–0: Against Bilbao, Valencia excelled in football]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1971. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "2–1: A los 92 minutos gol de Forment y... el delirio" [2–1: Goal by Forment in the 92nd minute and... ecstasy]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 March 1971. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
6. "3–0: Después de marcar el primer gol, hubo festival del Valencia" [3–0: After scoring first goal, Valencia festival]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 April 1971. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
7. March, José Ricardo (2 December 2019). "La Liga de 1971" [The 1971 League]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
8. Lloret, Paco (12 December 2015). "Hermanos y jugadores" [Brothers and players]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.

External links

• Enrique Claramunt at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)