Benito Joanet

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Joanet and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

Benito Joanet Giménez (16 September 1935 – 22 March 2020) was a Spanish football player and manager.

Benito Joanet

Personal information
Full name	Benito Joanet Giménez[1]
Date of birth	(1935-09-16)16 September 1935
Place of birth	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Date of death	22 March 2020(2020-03-22) (aged 84)
Place of death	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	Espanyol	0	(0)
1957–1959	Real Zaragoza	0	(0)
1959–1964	Espanyol	62	(0)
1960–1961	→ Terrassa (loan)	4	(0)
1964–1965	Europa	16	(0)
1965–1971	Deportivo de La Coruña	127	(0)
Total		209	(0)
Managerial career
1977–1979	Hércules
1980–1982	Castellón
1983	Antequerano
1983–1985	Cádiz
1985	Mallorca
1986–1987	Castellón
1987–1988	Hércules
1988–1989	Tenerife
1989–1990	Espanyol
1990–1991	Salamanca
1992	Las Palmas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Joanet played as a goalkeeper for Espanyol, Real Zaragoza, Terrassa, Europa and Deportivo de La Coruña.^[1]

Coaching career

After retiring he became a football manager, taking charge of Hércules, Castellón, Antequerano, Cádiz, Mallorca, Tenerife, Espanyol, Salamanca and Las Palmas.^[2]

Death

Joanet died in Alicante on 22 March 2020 from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]