What is Francesc Arnau?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Francesc Arnau | image = Francesc Arnau.jpg | caption = Arnau training with [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] in 2010 | fullname = Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa | birth_date = {{birth date|1975|5|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Les Planes d'Hostoles|Les Planes]], Spain | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|22|1975|5|23|df=y}} | death_place = [[Oviedo| Oviedo]], Spain | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Real Oviedo]] (sporting director) | youthyears1 = 1990–1995 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | years1 = 1995–1999 | clubs1 = [[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]] | caps1 = 119 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1996–2001 | clubs2 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2001–2011 | clubs3 = [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] | caps3 = 131 | goals3 = 0 | totalcaps = 274 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1996–1998 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1997 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Francesc Xavier Arnau Grabulosa''' (23 May 1975 &ndash; 22 May 2021) was a Spanish [[footballer]]. He played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He worked as a sporting director for [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] and [[Real Oviedo]]. In a 16-year professional career he only played for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Málaga CF|Málaga]], appearing in 126 [[La Liga]] games over the course of 12 seasons. Arnau died on 22 May 2021 in [[Oviedo]], [[Spain]] one day before his 46th birthday.<ref>[https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210522/493872025188/muere-francesc-arnau-ex-portero-del-barca.html Muere Francesc Arnau, ex portero del Barça] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnau, Francesc}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish footballers]] [[Category:Spanish businesspeo