Chus Pereda
Personal information
Full name Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño
Date of birth (1938-06-15)15 June 1938
Place of birth Medina de Pomar, Spain
Date of death 27 September 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 73)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Alcázar
Balmaseda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Indautxu 52 (26)
1958–1959 Real Madrid 2 (1)
1958–1959 → Valladolid (loan) 27 (9)
1959–1961 Sevilla 56 (13)
1961–1969 Barcelona 134 (42)
1969–1970 Sabadell 5 (0)
1970–1972 Mallorca 53 (7)
Total 329 (98)
International career
1960 Spain U21 2 (0)
1960 Spain B 1 (0)
1960–1968 Spain 15 (6)
1966–1968 Catalan XI 2 (1)
Managerial career
1973–1975 Catalonia (youth)
1976–1993 Spain U18
1977–1991 Spain U20
1979–1992 Spain U19
1980 Spain U16
1987–1988 Spain U16
1987–1990 Spain U17
1988–1992 Spain U21
1995–1996 Xerez
1998 Castile and León
Medal record
Representing  Spain
European Nations' Cup
Winner 1964 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño (15 June 1938 – 27 September 2011), also known as Chus Pereda, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager.

In a 16-year professional career, he played mainly for Barcelona, amassing La Liga totals of 197 matches and 55 goals for four teams – including Real Madrid. In 1964 he helped Spain win the European Championship, being an international throughout the decade.

After retiring, Pereda was in charge of several Spain youth teams, including the under-20 and the under-21 teams.

Club career

Although born in Medina de Pomar, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Pereda was raised in Balmaseda in Biscay,[1] and, as a schoolboy, he captained the provincial U-16 team. He began his senior career with Bilbao club SD Indautxu, where his teammates included veteran goalkeeper Raimundo Lezama and Miguel Jones – Pereda and Jones, and later a third player, José Eulogio Gárate, were all controversially rejected by Athletic Bilbao because of their birthplaces,[2] with Pereda moving to Real Madrid and the others to Atlético Madrid.

With the Merengues, Pereda only appeared in two La Liga games, scoring once in a 3–0 home win against Real Zaragoza as the team won the national championship. During his spell in the Spanish capital, he was also loaned to Real Valladolid in Segunda División – after falling out with coach Luis Carniglia[1]– returning to the top flight with Sevilla FC and netting 11 goals in his first season.[3]

Pereda joined FC Barcelona in summer 1961, going on to appear in 293 competitive matches during eight years (104 goals).[1] During that time he won the Copa del Generalísimo twice, scoring the opening goal in the 1963 final, a 3–1 victory over Zaragoza at the Camp Nou.[4]

Aged 31, Pereda left Barcelona and joined Catalonia neighbours CE Sabadell FC, appearing rarely during the top flight season. He closed out his career after two second level campaigns with RCD Mallorca.

In 1995–96, Pereda had his first and only head coaching experience at club level, leading Xerez CD to the 11th position in Segunda División B.[1]

International career

Pereda scored six goals in 15 appearances for Spain, during eight years. His debut was on 15 May 1960 in a 3–0 friendly win with England, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Two of Pereda's international goals came at the 1964 European Nations' Cup, in which he appeared alongside Barcelona teammate Josep Maria Fusté. He scored in both the semi-final against Hungary and the final against the Soviet Union, as the national team won the tournament on home soil; in the decisive match he also assisted Marcelino in the 2–1 winner, although No-Do newsreels showed Amancio as the author of the pass.[5]

During 15 years, Pereda managed both the Spain under-20 and under-21 teams, leading the former to the second place in the 1985 FIFA World Championship in the Soviet Union. In 1988, he was in charge of the Castile and León autonomous side for one game, a 1–1 draw with Aragon.[1] Four years later, he replaced Vicente Miera at the helm of the Spain senior team for one match – he worked in his coaching staff as assistant – due to illness.[6]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 July 1960 Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Chile 0–3 1–4 Friendly
2. 17 June 1964 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain  Hungary 1–0 2–1 1964 European Nations' Cup
3. 21 June 1964 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain  Soviet Union 1–0 2–1 1964 European Nations' Cup
4. 27 October 1965 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Republic of Ireland 1–1 4–1 1966 World Cup qualification
5. 27 October 1965 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Republic of Ireland 2–1 4–1 1966 World Cup qualification
6. 27 October 1965 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Republic of Ireland 3–1 4–1 1966 World Cup qualification

Death

Pereda died in Barcelona on 27 September 2011 at the age of 73, from cancer.[3]

Honours

Player

Club

Real Madrid

Barcelona

International

Spain

Individual

Manager

Spain U16

Spain U20

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chus" Pereda: el héroe entrañable de la Eurocopa de 1964 ("Chus" Pereda: Euro 1964's loved hero) Archived 12 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; El Diario Montañés, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Voluntad de tradición (Will of tradition); El Correo, 27 May 2001 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Fallece Chus Pereda, uno de los campeones de la Eurocopa'64 (Chus Pereda, one of Euro 64's champions, dies); El Mundo, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Barça buscará ganar su quinta Copa en 'casa' (Barça will look to win their fifth Cup at 'home'); Sport, 25 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ La asistencia de Pereda que el NO-DO le robó (Pereda's assist that NO-DO took away); Marca, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Chus Pereda fallece a los 73 años (Chus Pereda dies at 73); ABC, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "1964 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

External links

Spain squad – 1964 European Nations' Cup winners (1st title)
Awards
Jesús María Pereda – Managerial positions
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