| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Balaguer Berga | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-12-01)1 December 1950 (age 74) | ||
| Place of birth | La Pobla de Vallbona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paterna CF | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Valencia B | 27 | (0) |
| 1972–1981 | Valencia | 94 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Valencia (youth) | |||
| 1994–1997 | Valencia B | ||
| 1998–2002 | Levante | ||
| 2003 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 2004 | Cartagena | ||
| 2005–2006 | Valencian Community | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José 'Pep' Balaguer Berga (born 1 December 1950) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, and is acoach.
He is well known for his long-serving career inValencia CF, where he amassed 9 seasons in the first team. After retiring in 1981, Balaguer worked as a manager.
Immediately after retiring Balaguer started working as a manager, initially being manager of the youth categories withValencia CF. He was appointed head coach ofLevante UD for the last 10 games of the1997–98 season, failing to avoid relegation, however. He returned toSegunda División at his first attempt, being dismissed only in January 2002.[1] In February 2003, he was appointedGimnàstic de Tarragona manager.[2]
In April 2004 Balaguer was appointedFC Cartagena manager, being relieved from his duties in October. In December 2005 he was appointedValencian Community autonomous football team manager.[3]