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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmundo Suárez Trabanco | ||
| Date of birth | (1916-01-22)22 January 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 1978(1978-12-14) (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Spain | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kakaleku | |||
| Lejona (SD Leioa) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1936 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | (0) |
| Logroñés | |||
| 1939–1950 | Valencia | 210 | (186) |
| 1950–1951 | Alcoyano | 21 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 1941–1942 | Spain | 3 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951–1952 | Hércules | ||
| Gandía | |||
| 1954–1956 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1956–1957 | Lleida | ||
| 1957–1958 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1958–1959 | Real Gijón | ||
| 1959–1960 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1960 | Xerez | ||
| 1960–1961 | Baracaldo | ||
| 1962–1964 | Mestalla | ||
| 1964–1965 | Valencia | ||
| 1965–1966 | Mestalla | ||
| 1966–1968 | Valencia | ||
| 1970 | Murcia | ||
| 1971 | Levante | ||
| Mestalla | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edmundo Suárez Trabanco (22 January 1916 – 14 December 1978) was a Spanishfootball player and coach – better known asMundo. He was born inBarakaldo. He played as aforward for Spanish clubValencia CF for most of his career, except for his last season, where he played forCD Alcoyano. As of 2009, he was one of the Top 10 all-time goal scorers in theSpanish La Liga, with 195 goals during 231 appearances.[1]
Mundo initially played football with various amateur teams in his nativeBasque Country, but theSpanish Civil War changed his career completely. He had a contract withAthletic Bilbao but this acquisition was made in republican territory, therefore it was not considered valid by thepro-Franco state which remained in power after the War. In 1939, the pro-Franco army created a team, named "Recovery of Levante" formed diverse players who had fought in the military region of Levante. Said team was chosen by Valencia CF as its first opponent after the war, and after seeing 'Recovery of Levante' in action, the established club did not waste the opportunity and acquired all of its players.
After this acquisition,Mundo stayed in Valencia for eleven seasons between 1939–40 and 1949–50. His great physical strength allowed him to dominate Spanish football during the 1940s. Along withEpifanio Fernández [es],Amadeo Ibáñez [es],Vicente Asensi andGuillermo Gorostiza, he formed an electric front line that transformed Valencia into a winning team: they wonLa Liga three times during that decade (1941–42,1943–44,1946–47) and were runners-up twice, and claimed theCopa del Rey on two occasions (1941,1948–49) from five appearances in the final.
Mundo is considered an idol for fans of Valencia because he holds, by a considerable margin, therecord for the highest number of goals scored for the club with 238 in the two major domestic competitions, obtaining an average of 0.92 goals per game. He won thePichichi Trophy (top scoring player) in the 1941–42 and 1942–43 seasons, with 27 and 28 goals respectively. He is currently thetenth highest goal scorer in the history of the Spanish league (with the fifth-highest goals-per-game ratio), and thesixth highest goalscorer in the history of the Copa del Rey.
After a season in which he played only six games, he decided to leave Valencia to join in the nearby, smaller clubAlcoyano which was also in thefirst division. He remained there for the 1950–51 season, until he realised he was no longer able to play at the top level.
Suárez earned three international caps with theSpain national team between 1941 and 1942, scoring three goals. His international debut was on 28 December 1941 againstSwitzerland.
During the 1963–64 season, Suárez returned to Valencia and took up the position of team coach, replacingPasieguito, another legend of Valencian football. Thanks to his strong character and tactical flexibility, he went on to improve Valencia's league position, placing them in sixth place. The team's performance in theFairs Cup was much better, but they lost againstReal Zaragoza in a controversial match. After the positive results of that year, the Valencia FC board of directors allowed him to coach for one more year. However, as the team finished the league in fourth place, the directors hired another coach,Barinaga. With Barinaga, the team did not reach its expectations, soMundo returned to his old position as coach for the next season.
He started the 1966–67 season as the team's coach and achieved great success, winning theCopa del Rey by beatingAthletic Club 2–0 in the final. He remained Valencia's coach until 13 October 1968, when he ended his coaching career due to the team's poor performance.
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 1939–40 | La Liga | 20 | 14 |
| 1940–41 | 22 | 21 | ||
| 1941–42 | 25 | 27 | ||
| 1942–43 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 1943–44 | 26 | 28 | ||
| 1944–45 | 21 | 17 | ||
| 1945–46 | 25 | 20 | ||
| 1946–47 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1947–48 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 1948–49 | 22 | 19 | ||
| 1949–50 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 210 | 186 | ||
| Alcoyano | 1950–51 | La Liga | 21 | 9 |
| Total | 231 | 195 | ||
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