Joaquín Peiró Lucas (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanish footballer and ínPeirómanager. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Peiró was born in Madrid. He played Atlético Madrid, where he would start and end his professional career. For Atlético, he played 166 La Liga games and scored 95 goals, over eight seasons. He moved to played for Italian clubs Torino, Inter Milan and Roma. He won a number of honours with Inter, including two Serie A titles and a European Cup in 1965. He played for the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.

Joaquín Peiró

After retiring from playing, Peiró moved into management. He managed Granada, Figueres, Atlético Madrid, Murcia, Badajoz and Málaga. He guided Málaga to La Liga promotion after winning the Segunda División in 1999.

Joaquín Peiró

Peiró died in Madrid on 18 March 2020, at the age of 84.

Joaquín Peiró

Honours

Player

Murcia

Segunda División: 1954–55

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Generalísimo: 1959–60, 1960–61

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62

Inter

Serie A: 1964–65, 1965–66

European Cup: 1964–65

Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965

Roma

Coppa Italia: 1968–69

Manager

Málaga

Segunda División: 1998–99

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

References

Other websites

1936 births

2020 deaths

Footballers from Madrid

Spanish football managers

Málaga CF managers