Valero Serer Explained

Valero Serer
Fullname:Valero Serer Pascual
Birth Date:2 November 1932
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Position:Forward
Years1:1953–1954
Caps1:9
Goals1:3
Years2:1954–1955
Years3:1955–1959
Caps3:33
Goals3:22
Years4:1959–1970
Caps4:328
Goals4:181
Totalcaps:370
Totalgoals:206

Valero Serer Pascual (2 November 1932 – 31 July 2022)[1] was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

He was Gimnàstic de Tarragona's all-time scoring leader, with 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons.[2] [3]

Career

Born in Valencia, Serer started his professional career with local CD Mestalla, scoring three goals in nine matches in Segunda División. In 1955, after one full season at CF Gandía, he joined Real Zaragoza also in the second level.

Serer achieved promotion to La Liga in his first campaign, also being the club's top goalscorer with 11 goals. He made his debut in the category on 14 October 1956, starting and scoring his team's only goal in a 4–1 away loss against Real Valladolid.[4]

In December 1959 Serer was released, after falling down in the pecking order, and immediately joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona. With the granas he scored 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons, and retired in 1970 at the age of 38.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muere Valero Serer, el histórico jugador del Nàstic. Diari. Mes. 31 July 2022. diarimes.com . es.
  2. Web site: Valero Serer obre els actes previs del centenari de la secció de futbol. Valero Serer opens previous acts of the centenary of football section. Gimnàstic's official website. ca. 25 August 2013. 5 October 2015.
  3. Web site: El Nàstic en Xifres. Nàstic in numbers. NàsticdeTarragona.com. ca. 5 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Valladolid, 4–Zaragoza, 1. El Mundo Deportivo. es. 15 October 1956. 5 October 2015.