Place of birth Girona, Spain Playing position Role Football player Position Goalkeeper | Place of death Mexico City, Mexico Name Juan de Height 1.69 m | |
Full name Juan Jose Luque de Serrallonga Date of birth (1882-05-31)31 May 1882 Date of death 18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 85) Died July 18, 1967, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Juan Jose Luque de Serrallonga (31 May 1882 - 18 July 1967) was a Spanish-Mexican football goalkeeper and Coach.
Born in Girona, Spain, he spent his playing career mainly at Cadiz CF – then known as Espanol de Cadiz –, 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.
In July 1928, Luque de Serrallonga emigrated from Spain to Mexico. He became head coach of the Seleccion de futbol de Mexico (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. He died in 1967 in Mexico City.
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