Lluís Pujol

Lluís Pujol Codina (born 25 May 1947) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pujol and the second or maternal family name is Codina.
Lluís Pujol
Personal information
Full name Lluís Pujol Codina
Date of birth (1947-05-25) 25 May 1947
Place of birth Castellbell, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
La Bauma
Sant Vicenç de Castellet
Poble Nou
1961 Manresa
1961–1965 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965 Condal 8 (5)
1965–1973 Barcelona 63 (13)
1968–1969 → Sabadell (loan) 29 (8)
1973–1974 Castellón 8 (1)
1974–1975 Sant Andreu 20 (2)
1965–1975 Total 128 (29)
National team
1964–1965 Spain U18 6 (2)
1969 Spain U23 1 (0)
1966 Spain amateur 2 (0)
1969 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
1978–1984 Barcelona (youth)
1984–1987 Barcelona C
1987–1989 Barcelona B
1989–1990 Sabadell
1992 Mollerussa
2000–2001 Hospitalet
2002–2003 Castelldefels
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Castellbell i el Vilar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pujol was promoted to local FC Barcelona's first team in 1965, at only 18. In his first three seasons, however, he could only amass ten La Liga appearances combined, in which he managed to score five times. For 1968–69 he was loaned to neighbours CE Sabadell FC, helping the side not only avoid top level relegation but finish in a best-ever fourth place, with the player contributing with eight goals to the feat.[1]

Returned to the Camp Nou, Pujol continued to be irregularly used – 25 games in 1970–71, 28 in the other three seasons combined – and eventually left for CD Castellón, in a disastrous top division campaign, as he appeared rarely for the Valencian club which also got relegated. He closed out his career in his native region, after one year with lowly UE Sant Andreu.

In the latter part of the 80s, Pujol coached FC Barcelona Atlètic, suffering relegation from the second division in his second year. He then moved to former side Sabadell, being fired late in 1990 with them in the same level.

International career

On 15 October 1969, Pujol won his sole cap for Spain, which consisted of the second half of a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland, in a match played in La Línea de la Concepción and with the score already at 5–0 (eventually 6–0).[2]

Honours

Club
Barcelona

Country
Spain U18

References
  1. La era dorada del C.E. Sabadell (1965–1972). Segunda parte (C.E. Sabadell's golden age (1965–1972). Part two); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. 6–0: Despertó el fútbol de ataque español (6–0: Spanish attacking football awoke); Mundo Deportivo, 16 October 1969 (in Spanish)
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