Juan Acuña Explained

Juan Acuña should not be confused with Juan Manuel Acuña.

Juan Acuña
Fullname:Juan Acuña Naya
Birth Date:1923 2, df=yes
Birth Place:A Coruña, Spain
Death Place:A Coruña, Spain
Position:Goalkeeper
Years3:1938–1955
Clubs1:Sporting Coruñés
Clubs2:Eureka
Clubs3:Deportivo de A Coruña
Caps3:278
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1941
Nationalteam1:Spain
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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 Sporting Coruñés. Naya then went on to play for Eureka before joining Deportivo de la Coruña in 1938 with whom 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

1941–42, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1950–51

References

  1. Web site: JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña. JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña. en. 2017-06-30.