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Carles Busquets Barroso (Catalan: [busˈkɛts]; born 19 July 1967) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mostly for Barcelona.

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Busquets was a FC Barcelona graduate who joined from neighbouring CD Ciutat Badia and possessed very good technical skills for a player in his position. He made his La Liga debut for the first team on 7 November 1993 in a 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander, going on to appear in the following two games. However, he was mostly back-up for Spanish international Andoni Zubizarreta during his first years; he did manage to feature in the final of the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup, a 2–1 loss to Manchester United with two goals from Mark Hughes.

Busquets totalled 69 league matches over two seasons after Zubizarreta left for Valencia CF, and was also on goal in the 4–0 victory over Manchester United in the group stage of 1994–95's UEFA Champions League, but during this period Barça failed to win any silverware.[10] The following campaigns he was again second choice, first to Portugal's Vítor Baía then Dutchman Ruud Hesp, and also clashed with new manager Louis van Gaal.

Until his retirement in October 2002, Busquets played a further four seasons with neighbouring UE Lleida, spending two apiece in the Segunda División and Segunda División B. He joined Barcelona's coaching staff afterwards, and worked with the goalkeepers.

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1993–94, 1997–98

• Copa del Rey: 1996–97

• Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996

• European Cup: 1991–92; runner-up: 1993–94

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97; runner-up: 1990–91

• UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997