.jpg) López Herranz in 1952 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio López Herranz | ||
| Date of birth | (1913-05-04)4 May 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 29 September 1959(1959-09-29) (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1935 | Nacional Madrid | 12 | (7) |
| 1935–1936 | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | América | ||
| 1939–1940 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 1940–1941 | Hércules | 15 | (6) |
| 1941–1942 | Sabadell | 14 | (3) |
| 1942–1944 | Mallorca | ||
| Total | 44 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950 | Mexico | ||
| 1951–1952 | León | ||
| 1952 | Mexico | ||
| 1953–1959 | Mexico | ||
| 1955–1956 | León | ||
| 1957–1958 | León | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antonio López Herranz (4 May 1913 – 29 September 1959) was a Spanish professionalfootballstriker andmanager.
Born inMadrid, López Herranz spent two seasons with localReal Madrid, appearing in only three games inLa Liga during his spell and scoring in a 3–3 home draw againstSevilla FC on 8 March 1936 which was his debut.[1] The competition was not held from 1936 to 1939 due to theSpanish Civil War, and he played one year in Mexico withClub América during that hiatus.[2]
López Herranz signed forHércules CF, also in the Spanish top flight, in 1940. In hisonly season, in which theValencian Community club narrowly avoided relegation, he scored braces againstReal Murcia CF (4–0, home)[3] and Sevilla (8–3 away loss).[4]
López Herranz returned to Mexico at the start ofWorld War II, and definitely settled there. He started working withClub León.[5]
López Herranz was head coach of theMexico national side in twoFIFA World Cups,1954 and1958.[6] The team only managed to collect one point from both tournaments, with the subsequent group-stage eliminations.[7][8][9]
López Herranz died inLos Angeles, United States on 29 September 1959, due to severe respiratory problems which even required the insertion of an artificial lung. He was 46 years old.[10]
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