Enrique Claramunt Torres (born 12 July 1948) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Puçol Puçol (; es, Puzol) is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Valencia, part of the Valencian Community autonomous region. It belongs to the Horta Nord. The municipality borders El Puig south and Sagunt (or Sagunto) to the north. ...

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, Claramunt emerged through local club Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 1968–69 season, being relegated from

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. Claramunt was promoted to the Mestalla Stadium's main squad for 1970–71, his first appearance in

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occurring on 12 September 1970 in a 0–2 away loss against

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. He scored his first goal in the competition on 13 December in a 2–1 home win over CE Sabadell FC, and added a further four during the campaign to help his team win the fourth national championship in their history. After leaving the ''Che'' in 1974, Claramunt continued to compete in his native region until his retirement, representing CD Castellón in the second tier and amateurs

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

Personal life

Claramunt's older brother,

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, was also a footballer. He too represented Valencia and they shared teams during four seasons, being thus known as ''Claramunt I'' and ''Claramunt II''.

Honours

Valencia *

: 1970–71

References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Claramunt, Enrique 1948 births Living people People from Puçol Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Atlético Saguntino players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players CD Castellón footballers Villarreal CF players