Joaquín Peiró
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Peiró Lucas | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Honrubia, 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)† |
| 1955–1962 | Atlético Madrid | 166 | (93) |
| 1962–1964 | Torino | 46 | (10) |
| 1964–1966 | Internazionale | 25 | (8) |
| 1966–1970 | Roma | 103 | (21) |
| 1970–1971 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 340 | (132) | |
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joaquín Peiró Lucas (born 29 January 1936) is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
After excelling at Atlético Madrid – where he would start and end his professional career, collecting La Liga totals of 166 games and 93 goals, in nine seasons – he moved to Italy where he would remain for nearly one decade, in representation of three teams. He represented the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.
Club career
Born in Honrubia, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Peiró made his senior debuts with hometown club Atlético Madrid, playing 16 complete La Liga matches in the 1955–66 season to help the Colchoneros finish in fifth position, and subsequently becoming first-choice. He was an essential offensive unit as the club won the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring in both matches of the final against ACF Fiorentina (1–1 in the first game, 3–0 in the replay).
In 1962, after more than 100 official goals for Atlético – he still started the 1962–63 campaign with the club, netting six in only three games – Peiró moved to Italy and joined Torino FC, becoming the second Spaniard to play in Serie A after Luis Suárez, whom he later teamed up with at Inter Milan, winning the 1965 European Cup; in the semifinals against Liverpool he scored one in a 3–0 home win, after a 1–3 loss at Anfield.
Peiró's longest spell in Italy would be spent with A.S. Roma where he won one Italian Cup, eventually also being named team captain. In 1970, at the age of 34, he returned to Atlético de Madrid, where he retired after one year on the sidelines due to injury.
In 1978 Peiró started coaching, with Atlético's reserves, which he led to the second division two years later. Subsequently he spent some time managing in the second and third levels, promoting Granada CF to the former.
In the 1989–90 season, Peiró was one of three coaches used by Atlético Madrid, as elusive Jesús Gil was the club's president – the team did finish fourth in the league. He resumed his career in division two, interspersed with periods of inactivity.
Peiró's biggest success as a manager came with Málaga CF, which he led to the top flight in 1999, at the age of 63. Subsequently, the Andalusians won the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup and reached the quarterfinals of the following UEFA Cup.
Peiró last coached in 2003, being fired midway through the 2003–04 season from Real Murcia who were relegated from the first division, as last.
International career
Peiró gained 12 caps for Spain over the period of ten years, scoring five times. He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, netting the only goal in the match against Mexico, and in the 1966 World Cup in England; both tournaments ended in group stage elimination.
On 3 June 1956, aged just 20, Peiró made his international debut, scoring in a 1–3 friendly loss to Portugal in Lisbon.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 June 1956 | Jamor, Lisbon, Portugal |  Portugal | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 May 1960 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |  England | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 17 July 1960 | Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 0–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 4. | 18 May 1961 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain |  Wales | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1962 World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 3 June 1962 | Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1962 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Player
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62
- Spanish Cup: 1959–60, 1960–61
- Inter
- Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965
- European Cup: 1964–65
- Italian League: 1964–65, 1965–66
- Roma
- Italian Cup: 1968–69
Manager
- Málaga
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Joaquín Peiró at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joaquín Peiró – FIFA competition record
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| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Giacomo Losi |
Roma Captain 1968–1970 |
Succeeded by Luis del Sol |