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Juan Tuñas

Juan Tuñas

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

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.

International career

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

Personal life

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

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Position

forward

Description

Cuban footballer (1917–2011)

Extract from Wikipedia

Juan Tuñas Bajeneta or Romperredes was a Cuban footballer.

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