Juan Tuñas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Tuñas Bajeneta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2011 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Juventud Asturiana | |||
| – | Centro Gallego | ||
| National team | |||
| Cuba | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Juan Tuñas Bajeneta, nicknamed "Romperredes" (17 July 1917 – 4 April 2011) was a Cuban footballer.[1] He played for the Cuban clubs Juventud Asturiana and Centro Gallego, and was the oldest 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 ).[2]
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 (Mexico First Division) championships there, in 1942 and 1945. His nickname Romperredes means "net-breaker", after his powerful shots on goal. In 2005, he received the Gloria del Deporte Cubano Award in Havana. Since his retirement he resided in Mexico City and was the last surviving member of Cuba's squad from the 1938 World Cup.
References
- ↑ "Murió el cubano Juan Tuñas, el mundialista más longevo de CONCACAF" [Cuban Juan Tuñas, the oldest World Cup participant from CONCACAF, died]. laprensagrafica.com (in Spanish). 2011-04-05.
- ↑ "Juan Tunas, Cuba's original netbuster". FIFA.com. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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