Ramón Montesinos Calaf (31 May 1943 – 29 December 2010) was a Spanish

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Montesinos joined local and

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

powerhouse

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in the summer of 1963, having already played his youth football there.Mor l’exjugador Ramon Montesinos (Former player Ramon Montesinos dies)
FC Barcelona, 30 December 2010 During his three-year spell with the club he was sparingly used, his best output being 19 games in precisely his first year, and he was also loaned to

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

whilst under contract. In 1965–66, as ''Barça''

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the

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, Montesinos appeared more in that competition (eight games) than in the domestic league (six). In 1967, he signed for neighbouring

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holdi ...

where he would remain for the rest of his professional career, his first five seasons being played in the top flight – this included the 1968–69 campaign where he played all the matches and minutes as the team finished in a best-ever fourth position;Muere el ex jugador del CE Sabadell Ramon Montesinos (Former CE Sabadell player Ramon Montesinos dies)
; CE Sabadell, 30 December 2010 at the time of his retirement, he was the ''Arlequinats joint-second player with the most appearances in the competition at 141.

Death

Montesinos died in the

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Alella Alella () is a village in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast on the southwest side of the granite Catalan Coastal Range. The town is known for its wines, cava and perfumes, but is also a commuter town ...

on 29 December 2010, at the age of 67.

Honours

;Barcelona *

: 1965–66

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montesinos, Ramon 1943 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players CD Condal players FC Barcelona players Racing de Santander players CA Osasuna players CE Sabadell FC footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers UE Sants players