Antonio Biosca

Antonio Biosca
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Biosca Pérez
Date of birth	8 December 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth	Almería, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Baleares
	San Quintín
	Plus Ultra Almería
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1971	Calvo Sotelo
1971–1983	Betis
Total
National team
1975–1976	Spain amateur
1978	Spain
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antonio Biosca Pérez (born 8 December 1948) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

He appeared in 220 La Liga matches over ten seasons (eight goals), with Betis, and represented Spain at the 1978 World Cup.

Club career[]

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Biosca made his senior debut in 1968–69 in Segunda División, appearing rarely for CD Calvo Sotelo who finished in sixth position. In the following summer, he moved to La Liga with Real Betis, making his debut in the competition on 28 November 1971 in a 1–3 away loss against Córdoba CF, finishing his first year with 17 games played (15 starts) and being relegated in the following campaign.

From 1974 to 1978, Biosca never featured in less than 30 league matches for the Verdiblancos, winning the 1977 edition of the Copa del Rey^[1] but also suffering relegation the following year.^[2] He retired in June 1983 at nearly 34, and settled in Seville, losing all connection to the football world.

Biosca earned three caps for Spain in 1978, and represented his country at that year's FIFA World Cup. His debut came on 26 April, in a friendly with Mexico in Granada.

In the final stages in Argentina, Biosca made two appearances as the national team conceded no goals, albeit in a group stage exit.

Betis

^ "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1977. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ "1–0: El Real Betis, a Segunda" [1–0: Real Betis, to Segunda]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 May 1978. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

Antonio Biosca at BDFutbol
"National team data" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
Antonio Biosca at National-Football-Teams.com
Antonio Biosca – FIFA competition record (archived)
Spain stats at Eu-Football