Joaquín Peiró

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peiró and the second or maternal family name is Lucas.

Joaquín Peiró Lucas (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanish football attacking midfielder and manager.

Joaquín Peiró

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(s)	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

After excelling at Atlético Madrid – where he would start and end his professional career, amassing La 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 the Spain national team in two World Cups.

Starting in 1978 and for almost 30 years, Peiró worked as a coach before retiring.

Playing career

Club

Born in Madrid, Peiró made his senior debut with Real Murcia CF on loan from hometown's Atlético Madrid,^[1] playing 16 complete La Liga matches with the latter side in the 1955–66 season to help them finish in fifth position, and subsequently becoming first-choice. He was an essential attacking unit as the club won the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring in both matches of the final against ACF Fiorentina (1–1 in the first game, 3–0 in the replay).^[2]

In 1962, after 127 official goals for Atlético – he still started the 1962–63 campaign, netting six times in only three games^[3]– Peiró moved to Italy and joined Torino FC, becoming the second Spaniard to play in Serie A after Luis Suárez, whom he later teamed up with at Inter Milan, being part of the Grande Inter side that won the 1965 European Cup under manager Helenio Herrera;^[4] in the semi-finals against Liverpool, he scored once in a 3–0 home win after a 3–1 loss at Anfield.^[5]

Peiró's longest spell in Italy would be spent with AS Roma where he won one Coppa Italia, eventually also being named team captain.^[6][7]

International

Peiró earned 12 caps for Spain over ten years, netting five times.^[8] He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, scoring the only goal in the match against Mexico, and in the 1966 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 3–1 friendly defeat to Portugal in Lisbon.^[8]

International goals

#	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

Coaching career

Peiró started coaching in 1978, with Atlético's reserves, which he led to Segunda División two years later. Subsequently, he spent some time managing in the second tier and the Segunda División B, promoting Granada CF to the former.

In 1989–90, Peiró was one of three coaches used by Atlético Madrid, as elusive Jesús 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 with Málaga CF, which he led to the top flight in 1999 at the age of 63. Subsequently, the Andalusians won the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the following UEFA Cup.^[12]

Peiró last coached in 2003, being fired midway through the 2003–04 season from Murcia who were relegated from the top tier, as last.^[13]

Death

After years struggling with health problems, Peiró died in Madrid at the age of 84.^[14][15]

Honours

Player

Murcia

• Segunda División: 1954–55^[1]

Atlético Madrid

• Copa del Generalísimo: 1959–60, 1960–61^[9]
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62^[9]

Inter

• Serie A: 1964–65, 1965–66^[9]
• European Cup: 1964–65^[9]
• Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965^[9]

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1968–69^[9]

Manager

Málaga

• Segunda División: 1998–99^[9]
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002^[9]

References

1. G. Tallón, Manuel (18 March 2020). "Joaquín Peiró, un caballero del fútbol que con 18 años fue clave para llevar al Murcia a Primera" [Joaquín Peiró, a football gentleman who at age 18 was key in taking Murcia to Primera] (in Spanish). Murcia Plaza. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. Vega, Javier (5 September 2012). "La Recopa del Atlético cumple 50 años" [50th anniversary of Atlético's Cup Winners' Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
3. Criado, José (18 March 2020). "Joaquín Peiró, el 'abuelo' de todos los malaguistas" [Joaquín Peiró, 'grandfather' of all Málaga faithful] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. . FIFA. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
5. "Mazzola, Corso, Peirò – "Ecco come si rimonta"" [Mazzola, Corso, Peirò – "That's how you make a comeback"]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
6. "Eight Spanish stars who've played for Roma". A.S. Roma. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
7. "From Del Sol to Totti: The last 10 Roma captains". A.S. Roma. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
8. "Felicidades, Joaquín Peiró" [Happy birthday, Joaquín Peiró] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
9. Criado, José (17 February 2019). [What happened to Joaquín Peiró?]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
10. "Peiró". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
11. Miguelez, José (29 November 1991). "Gil perdió el segundo juicio con el ex entrenador Peiró" [Gil lost second trial with former coach Peiró]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
12. Gallardo, Antonio (30 June 2012). "El nuevo Málaga cumple los 20 años en Champions" [New Málaga celebrate 20 years in Champions]. As (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
13. "El Múrcia destitueix Joaquín Peiró, que serà substituït per John Benjamin Toshack" [Murcia dismiss Joaquín Peiró, who will be replaced by John Benjamin Toshack] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
14. "Muere Joaquín Peiró a los 84 años" [Death of Joaquín Peiró at the age of 84]. Okdiario (in Spanish). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
15. Barker, Gabby (18 March 2020). "Joaquín Peiró, legend of Atlético, Málaga and Selección dies". Sports Finding. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

External links

 

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