Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña.

Biography

Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya then went on to play for Eureka before joining Deportivo de la Coruña in 1938 with whom he would play until 1955. He played his first game with Deportivo in Ferroll in 1938. The following year, he signed a new contract with Deportivo with a salary of 300 pesetas per month.

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He suffered many problems because of injuries and being overweight. He is the goalkeeper with second-most Zamora Trophies with four, behind Antoni Ramallets with five wins.

Juan Acuña

In 1961, he was offered a tribute match between Deportivo and CD Ourense. In 1990 Deportivo created a Trophy with his name.

Juan Acuña

Honours

Individual

Zamora Trophy: 1941–42, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1950–51

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1923 births

Spanish men's footballers

Spain men's international footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

Deportivo de La Coruña players

La Liga players

1950 FIFA World Cup players

Footballers from A Coruña

2001 deaths