Vicente Piquer
Spanish footballer and manager
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Piquer Mora | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-02-24)24 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Algar de Palancia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Algar de Palancia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Segarra | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Mestalla | 48 | (3) |
| 1954–1955 | → Sagunto (loan) | ||
| 1956–1965 | Valencia | 197 | (4) |
| 1965–1967 | Málaga | 11 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Sueca | ||
| Total | 256 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Spain B | 2 | (0) |
| 1961 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Valencian Community (youth) | ||
| 1976 | Albacete | ||
| 1976–1978 | Vinaròs | ||
| 1979–1980 | Úbeda | ||
| 1981 | Levante | ||
| 1982 | Alzira | ||
| 1983–1984 | Vall de Uxó | ||
| 1984–1985 | Nules | ||
| 1985–1986 | Teruel | ||
| 1986 | Nules | ||
| 1988–1989 | Requena | ||
| 1990 | Barbastro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vicente Piquer Mora (24 February 1935 – 1 March 2018) was a Spanish football right back and manager.
He played 341 competitive matches with Valencia, in a 12-year professional career.
Club career
Born in Algar de Palancia, Valencian Community, Piquer finished his development at local club Valencia CF. He started playing as a senior with the reserves in Segunda División and, on 24 February 1957, he made his La Liga debut for the first team in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[1] He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad, 3–2;[2] he added six appearances in the Copa del Generalísimo to help the side reach the semi-finals.
In the following years, Piquer was a regular for the Che, notably starting in all 18 games as they won consecutive editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3][4] During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento.[5]
Piquer retired in 1968 at the age of 33, following two years in the second level with CD Málaga and one with amateurs SD Sueca. He then worked as a manager, almost exclusively in the lower leagues and in his native region.[5]
International career
Piquer won one cap for Spain, during a 1–1 friendly draw to France played in Paris on 10 December 1961.[6]
Death
Piquer died in his hometown on 1 March 2018 at 83, following a long illness.[5][7]
Honours
- Valencia
References
- ^ "Barcelona, 3 – Valencia, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Valencia, 3 – Sociedad, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 March 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b "50 años de la primera Copa de Ferias del Valencia CF" [50 years from the first Fairs Cup of Valencia CF] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Así fue la Copa de Ferias 1962/1963" [That's how the 1962/1963 Fairs Cup went down] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Muere Vicente Piquer, exjugador del Valencia de los años sesenta" [Vicente Piquer, former Valencia player of the 60s, dies]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Francia, 1 – España, 1" [France, 1 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 December 1961. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Fallece el exvalencianista Vicente Piquer" [Former Valencia man Vicente Piquer dies]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
- Vicente Piquer at BDFutbol
- Vicente Piquer manager profile at BDFutbol
- CiberChe stats and bio (in Spanish)
- Stats at Amigos Malaguistas (in Spanish)
- Vicente Piquer at National-Football-Teams.com
