Vicente del Bosque

Spanish footballer

Vicente del Bosque (born 23 December 1949) is a former Spanish football player and coach. He spent almost all of his playing career in the Real Madrid team. He was also a member of the Spanish national team between 1975 and 1980, during which he represented his country on 18 occasions.[1]

Vicente del Bosque
Personal information
Full name Vicente del Bosque González
Date of birth (1949-12-23) 23 December 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971-1984
1971-1972
1972-1973
Real Madrid
Córdoba (loan)
Castellón (loan)
National team
1975-1980 Spain
Teams managed
1994
1999-2003
2004-2005
2008-
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Beşiktaş
Spain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He debuted for the Spanish national team on 17 April 1975 against Romania and on 15 June 1980, he played his last international match against Belgium. As an international, Del Bosque scored one goal, on 13 December 1978 against Cyprus. He was included in the Spanish squad for the 1980 European Championship.[2]

In 1984, after Del Bosque retired from football, he was appointed coach of Real Madrid's youth academy.

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
SpainLeague
1971/72 Córdoba La Liga 19 1
1972/73 Castellón La Liga 30 5
1973/74 Real Madrid La Liga 16 0
1974/75 25 2
1975/76 30 2
1976/77 25 1
1977/78 18 3
1978/79 30 2
1979/80 32 0
1980/81 29 2
1981/82 23 2
1982/83 6 0
1983/84 5 0
Country Spain 288 20
Total 288 20

International career statistics

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Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
1975 2 0
1976 3 0
1977 1 0
1978 4 1
1979 5 0
1980 2 0
Total 17 1

References

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  1. "Vicente del Bosque | Official Website | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  2. "SportMob – Vicente Del Bosque Biography". SportMob. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2022-03-12.[permanent dead link]
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Vicente del Bosque". www.national-football-teams.com.