Vicente Piquer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piquer and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Vicente Piquer
Personal information
Full name Vicente Piquer Mora
Date of birth (1935-02-24)24 February 1935
Place of birth Algar de Palancia, Spain
Date of death 1 March 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 83)
Place of death Algar de Palancia, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Segarra
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Mestalla 48 (3)
1954–1955 → Sagunto (loan)
1956–1965 Valencia 197 (4)
1965–1967 Málaga 11 (0)
1967–1968 Sueca
Total 256 (7)
International career
1957 Spain B 2 (0)
1961 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
1973–1974 Valencian Community (youth)
1976 Albacete
1976–1978 Vinaròs
1979–1980 Úbeda
1981 Levante
1982 Alzira
1983–1984 Vall de Uxó
1984–1985 Nules
1985–1986 Teruel
1986 Nules
1988–1989 Requena
1990 Barbastro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente Piquer Mora (24 February 1935 – 1 March 2018) was a Spanish football right back and manager.

He played 341 competitive matches with Valencia, in a 12-year professional career.

Club career

Born in Algar de Palancia, Valencian Community, Piquer finished his development at local club Valencia CF. He started playing as a senior with the reserves in Segunda División and, on 24 February 1957, he made his La Liga debut for the first team in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[1] He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad, 3–2;[2] he added six appearances in the Copa del Generalísimo to help the side reach the semi-finals.

In the following years, Piquer was a regular for the Che, notably starting in all 18 games as they won consecutive editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3][4] During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento.[5]

Piquer retired in 1968 at the age of 33, following two years in the second level with CD Málaga and one with amateurs SD Sueca. He then worked as a manager, almost exclusively in the lower leagues and in his native region.[5]

International career

Piquer won one cap for Spain, during a 1–1 friendly draw to France played in Paris on 10 December 1961.[6]

Death

Piquer died in his hometown on 1 March 2018 at 83, following a long illness.[5][7]

Honours

Valencia

References

  1. ^ "Barcelona, 3 – Valencia, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Valencia, 3 – Sociedad, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 March 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "50 años de la primera Copa de Ferias del Valencia CF" [50 years from the first Fairs Cup of Valencia CF] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Así fue la Copa de Ferias 1962/1963" [That's how the 1962/1963 Fairs Cup went down] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Muere Vicente Piquer, exjugador del Valencia de los años sesenta" [Vicente Piquer, former Valencia player of the 60s, dies]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Francia, 1 – España, 1" [France, 1 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 December 1961. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Fallece el exvalencianista Vicente Piquer" [Former Valencia man Vicente Piquer dies]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.