Juan Seminario

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Juan Seminario
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Personal information
Full name Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez
Date of birth (1936-07-22) 22 July 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Piura, Peru
Position(s) Striker/Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1959 Deportivo Municipal 80 (28)
1959–1961 Sporting CP 40 (17)
1961–1962 Zaragoza 38 (33)
1962–1964 Fiorentina 47 (15)
1964–1967 Barcelona 36 (15)
1967–1969 Sabadell 35 (9)
1969–1970 Atlético Grau
International career
1956–1959 Peru 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2008

Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez (born 22 July 1936) is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers. Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "Pichichi Trophy" (1961–62 La Liga). [1]

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He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona, Sporting CP of Portugal, as well as Italian club Fiorentina. He also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66 with FC Barcelona.

Career

Seminario started his career in 1954 playing for Deportivo Municipal where he played until 1959. During this time he made 19 appearances for the Peru national team. On 17 May 1959 he scored a hat-trick against England in a 4–1 win, in Lima. [2]

In 1959 he moved to Europe, joining Sporting CP of Portugal, where he would play 50 matches and score 21 goals, and be nicknamed Expresso de Lima . [3]

In 1961 he moved on to join Real Zaragoza in Spain where he became the top scorer in La Liga (with 25 goals in 30 matches) for the 1961–62 season. Before he was sold to Italy, he would play 8 matches and score 8 goals in the Zaragoza.

In 1963 he joined Fiorentina of Italy before returning to Spain in 1964 to play for Barcelona where he was part of the squad that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965–66. He later had a spell with Sabadell before returning to Peru in 1969 to play for Atlético Grau.

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubCountryAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1954–1959 Deportivo Municipal Flag of Peru.svg Perú 80288028
1959–1961 Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 4218835021
1961–1962 Real Zaragoza Flag of Spain.svg Spain383393204936
1962–1964 Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg Italy4715545219
1964–1967 FC Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain361521844620
1967–1969 CE Sabadell FC Flag of Spain.svg Spain359 ? ?359
1969–1970 Atlético Grau Flag of Peru.svg Perú  ? ? ? ?
Total2781182411104312133

Honours

Player

Club

FC Barcelona

Individual

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References

  1. Seminario: "Pichichi Trophy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Match statistics Peru 4 Inglaterra 1
  3. Sporting Vintage: Juan Seminário