Domènec Balmanya
Doménec Balmanya Perera ( born December 29, 1914 in Girona, † February 14, 2001 in Barcelona) was a Spanish football player and coach.
Playing career
Balmanya joined in 1935 by his hometown club FC Girona to Barcelona, for which he at the derby against Espanyol (0-1) made his debut on 10 November 1935. In his first season, 1935/36, in Barcelona he won the Catalan Championship and reached the finals of the Spanish Cup. The ensuing Spanish championship was not held due to the Spanish Civil War. Nevertheless, organized in 1937 some Republican clubs around Barcelona a Mediterranean League, Barcelona eventually won. 1937 was the FC Barcelona from some games in the U.S. to get back to create money in the cash -strapped. Finally took some Barcelona players the opportunity to go into exile and then Balmanya as his teammate Josep Escolà joined the French club FC Sète. 1941 returned the two players returned from exile to Barça. In the season 1941/42, one avoided doing just the relegation from the Primera División after it was decided the relegation matches against Real Murcia for themselves. However, the same year the team won the Spanish Cup.
Between 1935 and 1944 Balmanya played 4 times for the Catalan football team.
Coaching career
Balmanyas first coach station was Gimnàstic de Tarragona, with which he, however, immediately descended from the first Spanish league. He subsequently worked for FC Girona and Real Zaragoza, he celebrated at Real Oviedo in 1955 his first small success as a coach. Real Oviedo reached the second place in the Segunda División, but ultimately failed in the playoffs for the ascent. Between 1956 and 1958 he was coach of FC Barcelona and trained here likes of Velasco, Joan Segarra, Antoni Ramallets, László Kubala, Luis Suárez and Evaristo. In his two seasons at Barcelona, he came third in the league and won the Spanish Cup in 1957 and the Fairs Cup in 1958. Between 1960 and 1962 he coached the FC Valencia, he led her into the Fairs Cup final in 1962. This had to be postponed to the 1962 World Cup due to an overlap, however. As the finale, the Valencia eventually won against Barcelona, was then deceived, Balmanya was no longer coach of Valencia. In the season 1963/64, he was coach of Real Betis. In the following season he led CD Málaga for promotion to the Primera División. Just one year later he became the coach of Atlético Madrid in the 1965/66 season, the Spanish championship. This success made him 1966 national coach of the Spanish national team, which he coached until 1968 in 11 internationals.
Achievements
Players:
- Generalísimo Cup: 1942
- Catalan Championship: 1936
- League Mediterranea: 1937
Coach:
- Generalísimo Cup: 1957
- Fairs Cup: 1958
- Spanish Cup: 1966