Claramunt scored three goals in 30 games in the 1970–71 campaign to help the Che win the national championship,[3] including one in a 2–0 win at FC Barcelona on 31 October 1970.[4] Additionally, during his spell, the side appeared in four Copa del Rey finals – losing three in a row from 1970 to 1972 – and he opened the scoring in the 1971 edition against Barcelona, netting from a penalty kick but in a 3–4 extra-time defeat.[5]
Claramunt retired in 1978, at the age of nearly 32. His hometown club UD Puçol's ground was named Estadio José Claramunt in his honour.[6]
International career
Claramunt earned 23 caps for Spain over seven years, scoring four times. He made his debut on 28 February 1968 in a 3–1 friendly win against Sweden,[7] and netted his first goal on 17 January 1973 in a 3–2 victory in Greece for the 1974 FIFA World Cupqualifiers.[8]
Claramunt's younger brother, Enrique, was also a footballer. He too represented Valencia and they shared teams during four seasons, being thus known as Claramunt I and Claramunt II.[16]
^Rovira, Ramón (22 October 1973). "0–0: Con algo de suerte, España pudo vencer" [0–0: With a bit of luck, Spain could have won]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^Castillo, J.J. (26 September 1974). "1–2: Iribar y Roberto, fenomenales" [1–2: Iribar and Roberto, phenomenal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^"Claramunt". European Football. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^Lloret, Paco (12 December 2015). "Hermanos y jugadores" [Brothers and players]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.