Juan Tuñas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Tuñas Bajeneta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2011 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Centro Gallego | |||
| –1941 | Juventud Asturiana | ||
| 1941–1945 | Real Club España | 16+ | (28) |
| International career | |||
| Cuba | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Tuñas Bajeneta (17 July 1917 – 4 April 2011) was a Cuban footballer.[1]
Career
Tuñas played for Cuban clubs Centro Gallego and Juventud Asturiana. He joined Mexican club Real Club España in 1941, and won two Liga Mayor (Mexican First Division) titles with them.
He also played for Cuba at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.[2][3]
Personal life
His nickname, Romperredes, means "net-breaker". He was nicknamed this because of his powerful shots on goal, with him once shooting a hole in a goal net. After his retirement, he lived in Mexico City, and was the last surviving member of Cuba's squad from the 1938 World Cup.[4] He died on 4 April 2011, at the age of 93.[5]
Honours
- Real Club España
- Liga Mayor: 1941–42, 1944–45.
References
- ↑ "Murió el cubano Juan Tuñas, el mundialista más longevo de CONCACAF" [Cuban Juan Tuñas, the oldest World Cup participant from CONCACAF, died]. laprensagrafica.com (in Spanish). 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26.
- ↑ Juan Tuñas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ "Juan Tunas, Cuba's original netbuster". FIFA.com. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ Un cubano, el ex mundialista más longevo de la CONCACAF - Cuba Debate (in Spanish)
- ↑ Falleció Juan Tuñas Bajeneta, el “Romperredes” - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
Other websites
- Juan Tuñas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Tuñas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- biographical sketch at CONCACAF
- FIFA article
