Juan Acuña
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Sculpture dedicated to Juan Acuña
near the stadium Riasor, A Coruña | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Acuña Naya | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1923 | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Date of death | 30 August 2001 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Eureka | |||
1938–1955 | Deportivo de A Coruña | 278 | (0) |
National team | |||
1941 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña.
Biography[]
Born in A Coruña, he started his career with . Naya then went on to play for Eureka before joining Deportivo de la Coruña in 1938 with hom he would play until 1955. He played his first game with Deportivo in Ferroll in 1938. The following year, he signed a new contract with Deportivo with a salary of 300 pesetas per month.
He suffered many problems because of injuries and being overweight. He is the goalkeeper with second-most Zamora Trophies with four, behind Antoni Ramallets with five wins.
In 1961, he was offered a tribute match between Deportivo and CD Ourense. In 1990 Deportivo created a Trophy with his name.[1]
Honours[]
Individual
References[]
- ^ "JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña". JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links[]
- Juan Acuña at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1923 births
- Spanish footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- La Liga players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers from A Coruña
- 2001 deaths
- Spanish football goalkeeper stubs