Jordi Gonzalvo

Jordi Gonzalvo

Personal information
Full name	Jordi Gonzalvo Solà
Date of birth	(1947-06-13) 13 June 1947
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1960–1963	Barcelona
1963–1964	CD Universitario
1964–1966	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1967	Sant Andreu
1967–1969	Blanes
1969–1970	Atlético Baleares
1970–1971	Sitges
1971–1973	Blanes
1973–1977	Cerdanyola Vallès
Managerial career
1977–1978	Sant Andreu B
1978–1979	La Salle Bonanova
1979–1980	Figueres
1980–1981	Gramenet
1981–1982	Canovelles
1982–1985	Figueres
1985–1988	Lleida
1988–1989	Figueres
1989–1990	Mollerussa
1990–1993	Sant Andreu
1994	Levante
1995	Terrassa
1995–1997	Gimnàstic
1997–1998	Castellón
1998–1999	Cádiz
2000	Terrassa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gonzalvo and the second or maternal family name is Solà.

Jordi Gonzalvo Solà (born 13 June 1947) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.

Playing career

Gonzalvo was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. A FC Barcelona youth graduate, he made his senior debuts with UE Sant Andreu in 1966, in Tercera División. He only appeared for lower league sides in his native region during his whole career, notably representing CD Atlético Baleares and CD Blanes, and retired in 1977 at the age of 30.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Gonzalvo took up coaching, being appointed at former team Sant Andreu's reserve side. In 1979, after a short spell at CE La Salle Bonanova, he was appointed manager of UE Figueres in the fourth tier; after failing to win promotion, he was dismissed.

Gonzalvo subsequently spent one full season at UDA Gramenet and another at UE Canovelles, and returned to Figueres in the 1982 summer. He achieved promotion at first attempt, but was sacked midway through the 1984–85 campaign.

In 1985 Gonzalvo was appointed at the helm of UE Lleida, in Segunda División B. He was promoted to Segunda División in 1987 and took the club to an impressive sixth place in the following campaign, but returned to Figueres in 1988.

In the 1990 summer, after a year at CFJ Mollerussa, Gonzalvo was named UE Sant Andreu manager. He appeared in the promotion play-offs for two consecutive years, but failed to promote.

Gonzalvo continued to manage solely in the third division in the following years, with Levante UD, Terrassa FC (two stints), Gimnàstic de Tarragona, CD Castellón and Cádiz CF.

External links

• Official website
• Jordi Gonzalvo manager profile at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)