Joaquín Peiró

Joaquín Peiró

200px Peiró in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Peiró Lucas
Date of birth	(1936-01-29) 29 January 1936
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Madrid
	→ Covadonga (loan)
	→ Tolosa (loan)
	→ Jusa (loan)
	→ Ferroviaria (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1962	Atlético Madrid	166	(92)
1954–1955	→ Murcia (loan)	22	(15)
1962–1964	Torino	46	(10)
1964–1966	Internazionale	25	(8)
1966–1970	Roma	103	(21)
1970–1971	Atlético Madrid	0	(0)
Total		362	(146)
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

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peiró and the second or maternal family name is Lucas.

Joaquín Peiró Lucas (born 29 January 1936) is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.

After excelling at Atlético Madrid – where he would start and end his professional career, collecting La Liga totals of 166 games and 92 goals, in nine seasons – he moved to Italy where he would remain for nearly one decade, in representation of three teams. He represented the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Peiró made his senior debuts with Real Murcia on loan from hometown's Atlético Madrid, playing 16 complete La Liga matches with the latter in the 1955–66 season to help them finish in fifth position, and subsequently becoming first-choice. He was an essential offensive 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).

In 1962, after more than 100 official goals for Atlético – he still started the 1962–63 campaign, netting six in only three games – 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, winning the 1965 European Cup; in the semifinals against Liverpool he scored one in a 3–0 home win, after a 1–3 loss at Anfield.

Peiró's longest spell in Italy would be spent with A.S. Roma where he won one Italian Cup, eventually also being named team captain. In 1970, at the age of 34, he returned to Atlético de Madrid, where he retired after one year on the sidelines due to injury.

In 1978 Peiró started coaching, with Atlético's reserves, which he led to the second division two years later. Subsequently he spent some time managing in the second and third levels, 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. He resumed his career in division two, interspersed with periods of inactivity.

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 quarterfinals of the following UEFA Cup.

Peiró last coached in 2003, being fired midway through the 2003–04 season from Real Murcia who were relegated from the first division, as last.

International career

Peiró gained 12 caps for Spain over the period of ten years, scoring five times. He participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, netting the only goal in the match against Mexico, and in the 1966 World Cup in England; both tournaments ended in group stage elimination.

On 3 June 1956, aged just 20, Peiró made his international debut, scoring in a 1–3 friendly loss to Portugal in Lisbon.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

Honours

Player

Atlético Madrid

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

Inter

• European Cup: 1964–65
• Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965
• Serie A: 1964–65, 1965–66

Roma

• Coppa Italia: 1968–69

Manager

Málaga

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

External links

• Joaquín Peiró profile at BDFutbol
• Joaquín Peiró manager profile at BDFutbol
• National team data (Spanish)
• Joaquín Peiró at National-Football-Teams.com
• Joaquín Peiró – FIFA competition record

Sporting positions
Preceded by Giacomo Losi	Roma Captain 1968–1970	Succeeded by Luis del Sol