Francisco Bru
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Bru Sanz | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1962 (age 77) | ||
| Place of death | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1906 | FC Internacional | 27 | (0) |
| 1906–1911 | FC Barcelona | 30 | (1) |
| 1911–1915 | RCD Español | ||
| 1915–1917 | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| 1904–1915 | Catalan XI | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1920 | Spain | ||
| 1924–1926 | RCD Español | ||
| 1927–1928 | Club Juventud Asturiana | ||
| 1930 | Peru | ||
| 1934–36 | Madrid CF | ||
| 1937–39 | Girona FC | ||
| 1939–41 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1941–43 | Granada CF | ||
| 1948–49 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Bru Sanz (born 12 April 1885 - 10 June 1962), also known as Paco Bru, was a Spanish footballer, referee and manager. As a footballer he played as a striker and midfielder for FC Internacional and as a defender for FC Barcelona, RCD Español and the Catalan XI. After retiring as a player, Bru became a referee and took charge of the 1916 and 1917 Copa del Rey finals. He later became the first ever manager of Spain, guiding them to the silver medal at the 1920 Olympics Games. As a manager with Real Madrid, then known as Madrid CF, he won the Copa de España twice during the 1930s.
Paco Bru began his career in the spring of 1902 with FC Internacional —when he was only sixteen years — playing a friendly tournament called Medalla de la Federación Gimnástica Española (Medal of the Spanish Gymnastics Federation). He played ten out of twelve games as a striker and scored three goals, his team finishing sixth out of seven teams. On 30 November 1902, Bru made his debut in official competition, the Catalan football championship, in a 6-0 defeat to Club Español. Although in this particular match he played as a defender, he was mainly used in Internacional as a forward.
Bru won the Copa Torino in 1904, a second-level league trophy. Two years later he joined FC Barcelona and, along with Romà Forns, helped the club win the Campionat de Catalunya three times in a row between 1909 and 1911. He also helped them win their first Copa del Rey in 1910. In 1911 he joined RCD Español winning two further Campionat titles and playing in another Copa final in 1915. He then returned to FC Barcelona and, together with Paulino Alcántara and Jack Greenwell, helped the club win one more Campionat. During his playing career he also played at least 5 times for the Catalan XI. However records from the era do not always include accurate statistics and he may have played more games.
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