Luis Suárez Miramontes
Luis Suárez
Suarez on a 1968 Ajman stamp |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Luis Suárez Miramontes |
| Date of birth |
2 May 1935 (1935-05-02) (age 75) |
| Place of birth |
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain |
| Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Playing position |
Inside Left |
| Youth career |
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Perseverancia |
| 1949–1953 |
Fabril |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps (Gls)† |
|
| 1953–1954 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
017 00(3) |
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| 1954–1961 |
Barcelona |
122 0(61) |
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| 1961–1970 |
Internazionale |
256 0(42) |
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| 1970–1973 |
Sampdoria |
063 00(9) |
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| Total |
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458 (115) |
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| National team |
| 1957–1972 |
Spain |
032 (14) |
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| Teams managed |
| 1975 |
Internazionale |
| 1975 |
Sampdoria |
| 1975–1976 |
SPAL 1907 |
| 1976–1977 |
Como Calcio 1907 |
| 1977–1978 |
Cagliari |
| 1978–1979 |
Deportivo de La Coruña |
| 1980–1982 |
Spain U-21s |
| 1988–1991 |
Spain |
| 1992 |
Internazionale |
| 1994 |
Albacete Balompié |
| 1995 |
Internazionale |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Luis Suárez Miramontes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈswaɾeθ miɾaˈmontes]; born May 2, 1935) is a Spanish former footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña, CD España Industrial, CF Barcelona, Internazionale, Sampdoria and Spain. Suárez who usually played as an inside left, is regarded as one of Spain's greatest players. Nicknamed El Arquitecto (The Architect) he was noted for his perceptive passing and explosive shot and in 1960 he became the only Spanish-born player to date to be voted the European Footballer of the Year. In 1964 he helped Spain win the European Championship. He was also a prominent member of the successful CF Barcelona team of the 1950s before he joined Inter where he was an equally prominent member of the legendary Grande Inter team of the 1960s. He retired as a player in 1973, after three seasons at Sampdoria.
Suárez subsequently began a career as a coach and has managed Internazionale on three separate occasions, the last two on a caretaker basis. Suárez has also coached both Spain U21s and the senior Spain team. He was in charge of the latter for 27 games and led them to the second round of the 1990 World Cup. He has also coached several Italian and Spanish club sides. He is currently a scout for Inter.
Biography
Early career
Suárez was born in A Coruña, Galicia. He lived on the Avenida de Hércules in the neighborhood of Monte Alto.
He began his career with Deportivo de La Coruña in 1949 and worked his way through the junior sides before making his La Liga debut with Deportivo on December 6, 1953 in a 6-1 defeat to FC Barcelona. Among his team mates at Deportivo were Pahiño and Arsenio Iglesias. He played 17 games and scored 3 goals for Deportivo during the remaining season. In 1954 he transferred to CF Barcelona and but spent most of the 1954/55 season playing for CD España Industrial, their reserve team.
CF Barcelona
Between 1955 and 1961 Suárez was a regular in a CF Barcelona team that also included Ladislao Kubala, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, Ramallets and Evaristo. With Helenio Herrera as coach, the club and Suárez won a La Liga/Copa del Generalísimo double in 1959 and a La Liga/Fairs Cup double in 1960. Suárez was also voted European Footballer of the Year in 1960. One of his last games for FC Barcelona was the final of the European Cup in 1961 which they lost 3-2 to S.L. Benfica.
Internazionale
In 1961 Suárez became the world's most expensive footballer when FC Barcelona sold him to Internazionale for 250 million Italian liras (£142,000). The move saw him follow his mentor Helenio Herrera.
Suárez became a regular in the Great Inter team that won three Serie A titles, two consecutive European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. Between 1961 and 1970 he made 328 appearances for Inter and scored 55 goals.
Spain
Suárez also played 32 games for Spain and scored 14 goals. He made his debut on December 6, 1957 in a 6-1 victory over Holland and represented Spain at both the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. However his greatest achievement with Spain came in 1964 when, together with Josep Fusté, Amancio Amaro, José Ángel Iribar and Jesús María Pereda, he helped them win the European Championship. He played his final game for Spain in 1972.
Career statistics
| Club performance |
League |
Cup |
Continental |
Total |
| Season |
Club |
League |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Spain |
League |
Copa del Rey |
Europe |
Total |
| 1953-54 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
La Liga |
17 |
3 |
- |
- |
17 |
3 |
| 1953-54 |
Barcelona |
La Liga |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
- |
7 |
0 |
| 1954-55 |
Barcelona B |
Segunda División |
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|
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| 1954-55 |
Barcelona |
La Liga |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
7 |
4 |
| 1955-56 |
17 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
| 1956-57 |
21 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
13 |
| 1957-58 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
9 |
| 1958-59 |
26 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
37 |
20 |
| 1959-60 |
23 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
35 |
14 |
| 1960-61 |
17 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
28 |
15 |
| Italy |
League |
Coppa Italia |
Europe |
Total |
| 1961-62 |
Internazionale Milano |
Serie A |
27 |
11 |
- |
5 |
4 |
32 |
15 |
| 1962-63 |
29 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
- |
30 |
8 |
| 1963-64 |
27 |
3 |
- |
9 |
1 |
36 |
4 |
| 1964-65 |
29 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
41 |
11 |
| 1965-66 |
27 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
36 |
5 |
| 1966-67 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
43 |
5 |
| 1967-68 |
29 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
- |
38 |
3 |
| 1968-69 |
29 |
1 |
- |
- |
29 |
1 |
| 1969-70 |
28 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
43 |
3 |
| 1970-71 |
Sampdoria |
Serie A |
28 |
5 |
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|
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| 1971-72 |
27 |
4 |
|
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|
|
|
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| 1972-73 |
8 |
0 |
|
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|
|
|
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| Total |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Italy |
320 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
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| Career total |
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[1]
| Spain national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 1957 |
6 |
4 |
| 1958 |
3 |
2 |
| 1959 |
5 |
5 |
| 1960 |
7 |
3 |
| 1961 |
1 |
0 |
| 1962 |
2 |
0 |
| 1963 |
1 |
0 |
| 1964 |
2 |
0 |
| 1965 |
2 |
0 |
| 1966 |
2 |
0 |
| 1967 |
0 |
0 |
| 1968 |
0 |
0 |
| 1969 |
0 |
0 |
| 1970 |
0 |
0 |
| 1971 |
0 |
0 |
| 1972 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
32 |
14 |
Honours
Club
Country
Individual
References
External links
| Sporting positions |
Preceded by
Omar Sivori |
World football transfer record
1961–1963 |
Succeeded by
Angelo Sormani |
Preceded by
Alfredo Di Stéfano |
European Footballer of the Year
1960 |
Succeeded by
Omar Sivori |
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Spain squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup |
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1 Araquistáin • 2 Sadurní • 3 Carmelo • 4 Collar • 5 del Sol • 6 Di Stéfano • 7 Echeberría • 8 Garay • 9 Gento • 10 Gràcia • 11 Rivilla • 12 Peiró • 13 Pachín • 14 Puskás • 15 Eulogio Martínez • 16 Reija • 17 Rodri • 18 Adelardo • 19 Santamaría • 20 Segarra • 21 Suárez • 22 Vergés • Coach: Herrera
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Spain squad – 1964 European Nations' Cup Winners (1st Title) |
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GK Iribar • GK Pepín • GK Vicente • DF Adelardo • DF Calleja • DF Echeberría • DF Olivella • DF Reija • DF Rivilla • MF del Sol • MF Fusté • MF Ruiz • MF Zoco • FW Amancio • FW Collar • FW Guillot • FW Lapetra • FW Marcelino • FW Pereda • FW Suárez • Coach: Villalonga
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Spain squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup |
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1 Iribar • 2 Sanchís • 3 Eladio • 4 del Sol • 5 Zoco • 6 Glaría • 7 Ufarte • 8 Amancio • 9 Marcelino • 10 Suárez • 11 Gento • 12 Betancort • 13 Reina • 14 Rivilla • 15 Reija • 16 Olivella • 17 Gallego • 18 Pirri • 19 Fusté • 20 Peiró • 21 Adelardo • 22 Lapetra • Coach: Villalonga
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F.C. Internazionale Milano – Managers |
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Fossati (1909–15) · Resegotti (1920–22) · Spotiswood (1922–24) · Schiedler (1924–26) · Weisz (1926–28) · Viola (1928–29) · Weisz (1929–31) · Tóth (1931–32) · Garbutt (1932–34) · Feldmann (1934–36) · Carraro (1936) · Castellazzi (1936–38) · Cargnelli (1938–40) · Peruchetti (1940) · Zamberletti (1941) · Fiorentini (1941–42) · Ferrari (1942–45) · Carcano (1945–46) · Nutrizio (1946) · Meazza (1947–48) · Carcano (1948) · Astley (1948) · Cappelli (1949–50) · Olivieri (1950–52) · Foni (1952–55) · Campatelli (1955) · Meazza (1955–56) · Frossi (1956) · Ferrero (1957) · Meazza (1957) · Carver (1957–58) · Bigogno (1958) · Campatelli (1959–60) · Achilli (1960) · Cappelli (1960) · Herrera (1960–68) · Foni (1968–69) · Herrera (1969–70) · Invernizzi (1970–73) · Masiero (1973) · Herrera (1973) · Masiero (1974) · Luis Suárez (1974–75) · Chiappella (1976–77) · Bersellini (1977–82) · Marchesi (1982–83) · Radice (1983–84) · Castagner (1984–85) · Corso (1985–86) · Trapattoni (1986–91) · Orrico (1991–92) · Luis Suárez (1992) · Bagnoli (1992–94) · Marini (1994) · Bianchi (1994–95) · Luis Suárez (1995) · Hodgson (1995–97) · Castellini (1997) · Simoni (1997–98) · Lucescu (1998–99) · Castellini (1999) · Hodgson (1999) · Lippi (1999–2000) · Tardelli (2000–01) · Cúper (2001–03) · Verdelli (2003) · Zaccheroni (2003–04) · Mancini (2004–08) · Mourinho (2008–2010) · Benítez (2010–)
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Cagliari Calcio – Managers |
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Fichera (1920–21) · Mereu (1921–23) · Colombo (1923–26) · Archibusacci (1926–27) · Winkler (1927–30) · Erbstein (1930–32) · Kuttik (1932–34) · Crotti (1934–35) · Molnár (1935) · Orani (1935–36) · Bonello (1936–38) · Winkler (1938–39) · Congiu (1939–42) · Congiu (1942–46) · D'Aquino (1946–48) · Winkler (1948–49) · Latella (1949–50) · Congiu (1950) · Carpitelli (1950–51) · Congiu (1951) · Allasio (1951–54) · Soro (1954) · Quario (1954–55) · Piola (1955–56) · Rigotti (1956–57) · Piola (1957) · Congiu (1957–58) · Andreoli (1958) · Perati (1958–60) · Rigotti (1960–61) · Silvestri (1961–66) · Puricelli (1967–68) · Scopigno (1968–72) · Fabbri (1972–73) · Chiappella (1973–75) · Radice (1975) · Luis Suárez (1975) · Tiddia (1975–76) · Toneatto (1976–78) · Tiddia (1978–81) · Carosi (1981–82) · Giagnoni (1982–83) · Tiddia (1983–84) · Veneranda (1984–85) · Ulivieri (1985–86) · Giagnoni (1986–87) · Robotti (1987) · Tiddia (1987–88) · Ranieri (1988–91) · Giacomini (1991) · Mazzone (1991–93) · Radice (1993) · Giorgi (1993–94) · Tabárez (1994–95) · Trapattoni (1995–96) · Giorgi (1996) · Pérez (1996) · Mazzone (1996–97) · Ventura (1997–99) · Tabárez (1999) · Ulivieri (1999–2000) · Bellotto (2000–01) · Materazzi (2001) · Sala (2001–02) · Nuciari (2002) · Sonetti (2002) · Ventura (2002–04) · Reja (2004) · Arrigoni (2004–05) · Tesser (2005) · Arrigoni (2005) · Ballardini (2005–06) · Sonetti (2006) · Giampaolo (2006–07) · Colomba (2007) · Giampaolo (2007) · Sonetti (2007) · Ballardini (2007–08) · Allegri (2008–10) · Melis (caretaker) (2010) · Bisoli (2010) · Donadoni (2010–)
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Spain national football team – Managers |
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Bru (1920) · Ruete (1921–1922) · Berraondo (1921–1928) · González (1921–1927) · Mateos (1922–1933) · Iraola (1922) · Brage (1923) · Parages (1923–1924) · Cernuda (1923–1924) · Álvarez (1924) · Rubiera (1924) · Videa (1924) · Alzaga (1925) · Montalt (1925) · Román (1926–1927) · García (1934–1936) · López (1941–1942) · Quincoces (1945) · Pasarín (1946) · Coronado (1947–1962) · Eizaguirre (1948–1956) · Quesada (1951) · Iceta (1951) · Alcántara (1951) · Zamora (1952) · Escartín (1952–1961) · Cavanilles (1953–1954) · Bartolomé (1955) · del Valle (1955) · Millas (1955) · Jurjo (1955) · Meana (1957–1959) · Costa (1959–1960) · Lasplazas (1959–1960) · Gabilondo (1959–1960) · Herrera (1960–62) · Villalonga (1962–1966) · Balmanya (1966–1968) · Toba (1968–1969) · Molowny (1969) · Artigas (1969) · Kubala (1969–1980) · Santamaría (1980–1982) · Muñoz (1982–1988) · Suárez (1988–1991) · Miera (1991–1992) · Clemente (1992–1998) · Camacho (1998–2002) · Sáez (2002–2004) · Aragonés (2004–2008) · Del Bosque (2008–)
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Spain squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup |
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1 Zubizarreta • 2 Chendo • 3 Jiménez • 4 Andrinúa • 5 Sanchís • 6 Vázquez • 7 Pardeza • 8 Quique • 9 Butragueño • 10 Fernando • 11 Villarroya • 12 Alkorta • 13 Ablanedo • 14 Górriz • 15 Roberto • 16 Bakero • 17 Hierro • 18 Rafa Paz • 19 Salinas • 20 Manolo • 21 Míchel • 22 Ochotorena • Coach: Suárez
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Internazionale