Joaquín Valle Explained

Joaquín Valle
Fullname:Joaquín Valle Benítez
Birth Date:1916 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Position:Striker
Years1:1937–1948
Clubs1:Nice
Caps1:229
Goals1:186
Years2:1948–1949
Clubs2:RCD Espanyol
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:230
Totalgoals:186

Joaquín Valle Benítez (18 April 1916 – 24 December 1980) was a Spanish professional football striker known mainly for his stint with French club OGC Nice.

Career

Valle was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Along with his brother Luis, he joined OGC Nice in 1937 during the club's off-season. He spent a decade at the club becoming Nice's all-time leading goalscorer. In league matches, Valle scored 186 goals in 229 appearances. In total with the team, he scored 339 goals in 407 appearances. In July 1948, Valle left the club to return to Spain[1] and played for RCD Español.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joaquin VALLE Benitez . . French . 22 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309071325/http://www.ogcnice.com/Historique/grands_joueurs/grand_joueur.php?id=3 . 9 March 2012 .
  2. Web site: Valle, Joaquín Valle Benítez - Footballer.