Francisco Calvet i Puig (29 September 1921 – 30 November 2001) was a Spanish
footballer
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who played for
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
between 1939 and 1952. He also played for
Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system.
The club plays at ...
between 1952 and 1954.
Career
Calvet was born in 1921 and came from peasant family that lived in
Sant Joan Despí
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. In 1939 Calvet left his home to play football for
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
. He played there until 1952 and appeared in 238 games and scored a total of 10 goals. In 1951-52, his last season at the club, he was part of the historic Barcelona team that won 5 trophies in one season. After his playing days in Barcelona were over he continued his career in Oviedo where he played between 1952 and 1954.
During his career Calvet also won two caps for the
Spain national football team
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Spain i ...
. He played his two international games in span of a week. His first match came on June 10, 1951 against Belgium and the second one on June 17, 1951 against Sweden.
He also appeared in 3 international games for
Catalonia
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in 1950.
Calvet retired from football in 1954 at 33 years of age.
Honours
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Spanish League: 1944-45, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52
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Spanish Cup
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: 1942, 1951, 1952
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Latin Cup
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: 1949, 1952
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Copa Eva Duarte
The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.
History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...
: 1945, 1948.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvet, Francisco
1921 births
2001 deaths
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
La Liga players
FC Barcelona players
Real Oviedo players
Spain men's international footballers
20th-century Spanish sportsmen