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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vicente del Bosque González | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder (retired) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971-1984 1971-1972 1972-1973 |
Real Madrid →Córdoba (loan) →Castellón (loan) | ||
International career | |||
1975-1980 | Spain | ||
Managerial career | |||
1994 1999-2003 2004-2005 2008- |
Real Madrid Real Madrid Beşiktaş Spain | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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.