Juan Tuñas
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Career & Clubs
He 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.
Tuñas 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]).
- Club
- DC Gallego (1933–1940)
- Club
- Juventud Asturiana (1940–1941)
- Club
- Real Club España (1941–1945)
- Club
- Juventud Asturiana
- Club
- Cuban men's national football team (1938–1938)
- National team
- Cuba
Personal
His 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. He died in April 2011.
Clubs
- Juventud Asturianacurrent
- DC Gallego1933–1940
- Cuban men's national football team1938–1938
- Juventud Asturiana1940–1941
- Real Club España1941–1945
Played together with
Antonio CarbajalReal Club España · 1948–1950- Carlos SeptiénReal Club España · 1942–1950
Gregorio BlascoReal Club España · 1939–1946- Horacio CasarínReal Club España · 1950–1950
Isidro LángaraReal Club España · 1943–1946
José Antonio RodríguezReal Club España · 1944–1945
José IraragorriReal Club España · 1943–1946- José Luis BorbollaReal Club España · 1939–1942
- José Luis BorbollaReal Club España · 1947–1948
José Manuel MorenoReal Club España · 1944–1946
José MuguerzaReal Club España · 1939–1942- Juan Ayra RodríguezReal Club España · 1944–1945
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Identifiers & aliases
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