Juan Luque de Serrallonga explained

Juan Luque de Serrallonga
Fullname:Juan José Luque de Serrallonga
Birth Date:1882 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Height:1.69m (05.54feet)
Position:Goalkeeper
Years2:1915–1916
Clubs3:Cádiz CF
Managerclubs1:Mexico
Managerclubs2:CF Asturias
Managerclubs3:Veracruz

Juan José Luque de Serrallonga (31 May 1882  - 18 July 1967) was a Spanish-Mexican football goalkeeper and Coach.

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, he spent his playing career mainly at Cádiz CF – then known as Español de Cádiz –, where he became known as "Juanito Luque" due his relative lack of height – he stood 1.69m (05.54feet). He was also part of Sevilla FC in 1915 and 1916.[1]

In July 1928, Luque de Serrallonga emigrated from Spain to Mexico. He became head coach of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in January 1930, and managed the team in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Later, he was the coach of Mexican club CD Veracruz, winning the national championship in the 1949-50 season with them.[2] He died in 1967 in Mexico City.

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  1. Source: http://www.sevillacf.com/listajugadores/l.htm
  2. Web site: Potencia Deportiva. De Urquiaga a Bakero, los jugadores españoles del Veracruz. From Urquiaga to Bakero, the Spanish players of Veracruz. Spanish. 5 July 2012. 21 December 2012. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204122313/http://www.potenciadeportiva.mx/nota/6039/de-urquiaga-a-bakero-los-jugadores-espanoles-del-veracruz/. dead.