Martínez Vilaseca

Martínez Vilaseca ( born 4 March 1943), is a Spanish retired professional footballer,[1] and a manager.[2] He also worked as the scout and youth team director in FC Barcelona.

Martínez Vilaseca
Personal information
Full name Joan Martínez Vilaseca
Date of birth (1943-03-04) 4 March 1943
Place of birth Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, Midfielder, Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1972 Espanyol 152 (11)
1972–1974 Levante 33 (1)
Teams managed
1983–1984 Barcelona C
1984–1987 Barcelona B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

He started his professional career in Espanyol and played for a long time appeared in first and second division and, after Espanyol, he joined Levante for two seasons.[3] In his playing career he played in different positions as a forward, central midfielder and as a left back.

Coaching career

He managed Barcelona amateur teams and managed the B team for a long time and worked different roles in Barcelona before his retirement. He worked as scout and head of youth development fora long time.[4][5][6]Throughout his 29 years linked to Barcelona academy , Martínez Vilaseca was made the signing of players such as Guillermo Amor, Iván de la Peña, Luis García , Mikel Arteta , Xavi Hernández, Sergio García , Cesc Fàbregas and Bojan Krkić, Andrés Iniesta ,[7] Carles Puyol and somany great talents for barcelona.[8]

References
  1. "Martínez Vilaseca, Juan Martínez Vilaseca - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Martínez Vilaseca, Juan Martínez Vilaseca - Manager". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Regió7. "Els tècnics i la gent del futbol català homenatgen Joan Martínez Vilaseca". www.regio7.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Barça B 50 years old!". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Tributo a Martínez Vilaseca y José María Calzón". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. Internet, Unidad Editorial. "Puyol, an example to all youngsters - MARCA.com (English version)". MARCA. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. admin. "Andres Iniesta: The Story of the Beginning of a Legend". Sportslibro.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. Sport (25 June 2008). "Martínez Vilaseca, una vida dedicada a descubrir talentos". sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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