Francisco Bru
Francisco Bru (1901 )
Francisco Bru Sanz ( born April 12, 1885 in Madrid, † 10 June 1962, Málaga), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish football player, umpire and coach.
Playing career
Bru started his career as a 16 -year-old FC Internacional. Between 1906 and 1911 Bru played for FC Barcelona. In the final of the Spanish Cup in 1910 Bru formed together with Manuel Amechazurra the defense of FC Barcelona, who secured his first national title with a 3-2 victory over Español Madrid. In the same year he won the Catalans the Pyrenees Cup, one of the first international football competitions at all. In 1911 he moved to city rivals RCD Español and remained there until 1915. For his last stop as a player, he returned to FC Barcelona. In his time as a player, he won six times the Catalan Championship ( two with RCD Español), one Spanish Cup and twice the Pyrenees Cup.
Refereeing
After his playing career, he decided to become a referee. In his first match under his leadership, he tucked a pistol under his referee clothes, in order to "guarantee quiet game " one. Already in 1916 and 1917, he whistled the playoffs for the Spanish Cup.
Coaching career
1920 the Spanish Football Federation decided to send a team to the Olympics in Antwerp. Bru was one of three persons who were to compose the players for the team. The first training Bru was the only attendees of the three, the other two were missing due to " family problems ". The team that he should train corresponded not at the originally compiled since the Spanish Association players other than the required despatched. Later Bru received his desired player and the team finally emerged mainly of Basques and Catalans together, including Ricardo Zamora, Félix Sesúmaga, Josep Samitier and Pichichi. Ultimately, the team reached under Brus line surprising second place, even though they do not even come to the final. This they owed to the fact that Czechoslovakia left the field in protest against the referee performance during the final, was disqualified by a subsequent tournament and had to be playing for second place.
Ten years later, he led the Peruvian national team to the first World Cup in Uruguay. After two defeats against Uruguay and Romania already retired from his team in the first round.
Between 1934 and 1936 he coached Real Madrid. With the " Royal " won the 1934 and 1936 Spanish Cup. From 1937 he was coach of FC Girona, Real Madrid and then the FC Granada for two years. His last coaching position was finally Real Zaragoza in the season 1948 / 49th
Achievements
Players:
- Copa del Rey ( 1): 1910
- Catalan Championship ( 6): 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1916
- Pyrenees Cup ( 2): 1910, 1911
Coach:
- Silver medal at the Summer Olympics ( 1): 1920
- Copa del Presidente de la República (2): 1934, 1936