Juan Manuel Asensi Ripoll stats | FC Barcelona Players

He wore the captain's armband from 1978 and was the one who lifted the first European Cup Winners' Cup won by the Club, in the legendary final in Basel in 1979, where he also scored a goal. He played 41 games with the Spanish national team. In his tribute match at the Camp Nou, he received the Gold Medal for Sports.

It should be mentioned his participation in the European team in 1973, with whom he played a friendly match at the Camp Nou against the American team. Six years later, he also participated in the victory of the world team against the then World Cup champion Argentina at the River Plate's stadium.

After his professional stage, Asensi dedicated himself to grassroots football, where his role in different Barça teams stands out. With Juvenil A, in 1993-94 he achieved the double for the first time. He was president of the Spanish Footballers Association (AFE) between 1978 and 1979. He has been the president of the FC Barcelona Players Association since January 2023.

Player of the Spanish national team

Player of the Spanish Olympic team

11SEASONS	397Oficial matches	34105Minutes played	101Goals	9Yellow cards	97Unofficial matches	25Unofficial goals
1970-71	24	1678	1	0	3	0
1971-72	42	3630	13	0	9	0
1972-73	33	2835	5	0	7	0
1973-74	43	3847	14	0	12	6
1974-75	38	3136	8	0	10	4
1975-76	43	3751	15	3	12	5
1976-77	44	3849	11	0	8	1
1977-78	48	4248	17	2	12	4
1978-79	44	3897	13	1	8	1
1979-80	26	2188	3	2	9	3
1980-81	12	1046	1	1	7	1

11SEASONS

397Oficial matches

34105Minutes played

101Goals

9Yellow cards

0Red cards

97Unofficial matches

25Unofficial goals

1970-71

1678

1971-72

3630