Josep María Comadevall Crous (born 24 November 1983), known as Pitu, is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Salt, Girona,

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, Pitu emerged through local – and national – giants

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's youth ranks, making his senior debut in the 2005–06 season with the reserves in the

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. On 20 May 2006 he played his first and only

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match, coming on as a substitute for

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in the second half of a 3–1 loss against

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at the San Mamés Stadium, as the

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-led side had already been crowned league champions. Subsequently, after one season with Barcelona neighbours

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in the

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, Pitu signed with

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club

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, appearing sparingly for the

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team over the course of one and a half seasons. He spent the following five years in the third tier, returning to the second in

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after scoring eight goals in 40 games –

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included – for

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