Juan Luque de Serrallonga

Juan Luque de Serrallonga
Personal information
Full nameJuan José Luque de Serrallonga
Date of birth31 May 1882
Place of birthGirona, Spain
Date of death18 July 1967 (aged 85)
Place of deathMexico City, Mexico
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Cádiz CF
1915-1916Sevilla FC
–Cádiz CF
Teams managed
Mexico
CF Asturias
Veracruz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Luque and the second or maternal family name is De Serrallonga.

Juan José Luque de Serrallonga (31 May 1882 - 18 July 1967) was a Spanish-Mexican football goalkeeper and Coach.

Born in Girona, Spain, he spent his playing career mainly at Cádiz CF – then known as Español de Cádiz –, where he became known as "Juanito Luque" due his relative lack of height – he stood 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in). He was also part of Sevilla FC in 1915 and 1916.[1]

In July 1928, Luque de Serrallonga emigrated from Spain to Mexico. He became head coach of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in January 1930, and managed the team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Later, he was the coach of Mexican club CD Veracruz, winning the national championship in the 1949-50 season with them.[2] He died in 1967 in Mexico City.

References

  1. ↑ Source: http://www.sevillacf.com/listajugadores/l.htm
  2. ↑ "De Urquiaga a Bakero, los jugadores españoles del Veracruz" [From Urquiaga to Bakero, the Spanish players of Veracruz] (in Spanish). Potencia Deportiva. 5 July 2012.

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