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Juan Luque de Serrallonga

Juan Luque de Serrallonga

Spanish-Mexican footballer and coach (1882-1967)

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

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luque and the second or maternal family name is De Serrallonga.

Born in Girona, Catalonia, 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. [1]
    Source: http://www.sevillacf.com/listajugadores/l.htm Archived 2017-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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