 Peiró in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Peiró Lucas | ||
| Date of birth | (1936-01-29)29 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking 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) |
| Total | 362 | (149) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Spain B | 5 | (5) |
| 1956–1966 | Spain | 12 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joaquín Peiró Lucas (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanishfootballattacking midfielder andmanager.
After excelling atAtlético Madrid – where he would start and end his professional career, amassingLa Liga totals of 166 games and 95 goals over eight seasons – he moved to Italy where he would remain for nearly one decade, in representation of three teams. He represented theSpain national team in twoWorld Cups.
Starting in 1978 and for almost 30 years, Peiró worked as a coach before retiring.
Born inMadrid, Peiró made his senior debut withReal Murcia CF on loan from hometown'sAtlético Madrid,[1] playing 16 completeLa Liga matches with the latter side in the1955–66 season to help them finish in fifth position, and subsequently becoming first-choice. He was an essential attacking unit as the club won the1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring in both matches ofthe final againstACF Fiorentina (1–1 in the first game, 3–0 in the replay).[2]
In 1962, after 127 official goals for Atlético – he still started the1962–63 campaign, netting six times in only three games[3]– Peiró moved to Italy and joinedTorino FC, becoming the second Spaniard to play inSerie A afterLuis Suárez, whom he later teamed up with atInter Milan, being part of theGrande Inter side that won the1965European Cup under managerHelenio Herrera;[4] in the semi-finals againstLiverpool, he scored once in a 3–0 home win after a 3–1 loss atAnfield.[5]
Peiró's longest spell in Italy would be spent withAS Roma where he won oneCoppa Italia, eventually also being namedteam captain.[6][7]
Peiró earned 12caps forSpain over ten years, netting five times.[8] He participated in the1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, scoring the only goal in the match againstMexico, and in the1966 World Cup in England; both tournaments ended in group-stage elimination.[9]
On 3 June 1956, aged 20, Peiró made his international debut, scoring in a 3–1friendly defeat toPortugal inLisbon.[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Estadio 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 |
Peiró started coaching in 1978, with Atlético'sreserves, which he led toSegunda División two years later. Subsequently, he spent some time managing in the second tier and theSegunda División B, promotingGranada CF to the former.
In1989–90, Peiró was one of three coaches used by Atlético Madrid, as elusiveJesús Gil was the club's president – the side did finish fourth in the league.[11] He resumed his career in division two, interspersed with periods of inactivity.[9]
Peiró's biggest success as a manager came withMálaga CF, which heled to the top flight in 1999 at the age of 63. Subsequently, theAndalusians won the2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup andreached the quarter-finals of the followingUEFA Cup.[12]
Peiró last coached in 2003, being fired midway through the2003–04 season from Murcia who were relegated from the top tier, as last.[13]
After years struggling with health problems, Peiró died in Madrid at the age of 84.[14][15]
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