Juan Tuñas

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Juan "Romperredes" Tuñas (born c.1917) is a former Cuban footballer. He played for the Cuban clubs Juventud Asturiana and Centro Gallego, and is the sole surviving member of the Cuba national football team that played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, scoring a goal against Romania (according to the official FIFA match report [1]). After helping lead Cuba to the quarterfinals in their only World Cup appearance, he moved to Mexico and played for Real Club España, winning two Liga Mayor (Mexican First Division) championships there, in 1941-42 and 1944-45.

His nickname Romperredes means "net-breaker", after his powerful shots on goal.

In 2005, he received the Gloria del Deporte Cubano Award in La Habana. He currently resides in Mexico.

[edit] External links

Cuba Portal

• biographical sketch at CONCACAF
• FIFA article

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