Joaquín Peiró
Joaquín Peiró Lucas (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as an attacking midfielder.
 Peiró in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Peiró Lucas | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2020 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| → Covadonga (loan) | |||
| → Tolosa (loan) | |||
| → Jusa (loan) | |||
| → Ferroviaria (loan) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Atlético Madrid | 166 | (95) |
| 1954–1955 | → Murcia (loan) | 22 | (15) |
| 1962–1964 | Torino | 46 | (10) |
| 1964–1966 | Inter Milan | 25 | (8) |
| 1966–1970 | Roma | 103 | (21) |
| 1970–1971 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 365 | (149) | |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Spain B | 5 | (5) |
| 1956–1966 | Spain | 12 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1985 | Atlético Madrileño | ||
| 1985–1988 | Granada | ||
| 1988–1989 | Figueres | ||
| 1990 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1992–1993 | Murcia | ||
| 1997–1998 | Badajoz | ||
| 1998–2003 | Málaga | ||
| 2003–2004 | Murcia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Peiró was born in Madrid. He played Atlético Madrid, where he would start and end his professional career. For Atlético, he played 166 La Liga games and scored 95 goals, over eight seasons. He moved to played for Italian clubs Torino, Inter Milan and Roma. He won a number of honours with Inter, including two Serie A titles and a European Cup in 1965. He played for the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.
After retiring from playing, Peiró moved into management. He managed Granada, Figueres, Atlético Madrid, Murcia, Badajoz and Málaga. He guided Málaga to La Liga promotion after winning the Segunda División in 1999.
Peiró died in Madrid on 18 March 2020, at the age of 84.[1]
Honours
Player
Murcia
- Segunda División: 1954–55
Atlético Madrid
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1959–60, 1960–61
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62
Inter
- Serie A: 1964–65, 1965–66
- European Cup: 1964–65
- Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965
Roma
- Coppa Italia: 1968–69
Manager
Málaga
- Segunda División: 1998–99
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002
References
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael (18 March 2020). "Muere Joaquín Peiró, una leyenda del fútbol español". El País (Seville). https://elpais.com/deportes/2020-03-18/muere-joaquin-peiro-una-leyenda-del-futbol-espanol.html. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
Other websites
- Joaquín Peiró at BDFutbol
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