Juan Tuñas Bajeneta or Romperredes (17 July 1917 – 4 April 2011) was a Cuban footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Tuñas Bajeneta | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2011 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Centro Gallego | |||
| –1941 | Juventud Asturiana | ||
| 1941–1945 | Real Club España | ||
| International career | |||
| Cuba | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe played for the Cuban clubs Juventud Asturiana and Centro Gallego. After helping lead Cuba to the quarterfinals in their only World Cup appearance, he moved to Mexico and played for Real Club España, winning two Liga Mayor (Mexico First Division) championships there, in 1942 and 1945.
International career
editTuñas was a member of the Cuba national football team that played at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, winning the game to Romania (according to the official FIFA match report [1]).[2]
Personal life
editHis nickname Romperredes means "net-breaker", after his powerful shots on goal with him once shooting a hole in a goalnet. In 2005, he received the Gloria del Deporte Cubano Award in Havana. After his retirement he resided in Mexico City and was the last surviving member of Cuba's squad from the 1938 World Cup.[3] He died in April 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Murió el cubano Juan Tuñas, el mundialista más longevo de CONCACAF" [Cuban Juan Tuñas, the oldest World Cup participant from CONCACAF, died]. laprensagrafica.com (in Spanish). 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Juan Tunas, Cuba's original netbuster". FIFA.com. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ Un cubano, el ex mundialista más longevo de la CONCACAF - Cuba Debate (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Juan Tuñas Bajeneta, el “Romperredes” - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
External links
edit
- Juan Tuñas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Tuñas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- biographical sketch at CONCACAF
- FIFA article
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