Ramón Llorens Pujadas (1 November 1906 – 4 February 1985) was a Spanish professional

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

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, Llorens played as a

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for

between 1926 and 1938, making 86 first team appearances in all competitions. At 1.64m tall, he is the shortest goalkeeper in the club's history. He later worked for the club as a coach spending 53 years with the club. He also managed the club in 1950. He also fought in the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llorens, Ramon 1906 births 1985 deaths Spanish men's footballers FC Barcelona players La Liga players Men's association football goalkeepers Spanish football managers FC Barcelona managers FC Barcelona non-playing staff Footballers from Barcelona Spanish football coaches 20th-century Spanish sportsmen