About Benito Joanet
Benito Joanet, 84, Spanish football player (RCD Espanyol, Real Zaragoza) and coach (RCD Espanyol, RCD Mallorca), COVID-19.
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Full Biography
|Benito Joanet Giménez (16 September 1935 – 22 March 2020) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Playing career
Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Joanet played as a goalkeeper for Espanyol, Real Zaragoza, Terrassa, Europa and Deportivo de La Coruña.
Coaching career
After retiring he became a football manager, taking charge of Hércules, Castellón, Antequerano, Cádiz, Mallorca, Tenerife, Espanyol, Salamanca and Las Palmas.
Death
Joanet died in Alicante on 22 March 2020 from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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