Chacho (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduardo González Valiño | ||
Date of birth | 14 April 1911 | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Date of death | 21 October 1979 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1934 | Deportivo de La Coruña | ||
1934–1936 | Atlético de Madrid | ||
1936–1946 | Deportivo de La Coruña | ||
International career | |||
1933–1934 | Spain | 3 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1942 | Deportivo de La Coruña | ||
1951–1952 | Deportivo de La Coruña | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eduardo González Valiño, nicknamed Chacho (14 April 1911 – 21 October 1979) was a Spanish association footballer. Chacho was born and died in A Coruña. During his career he played for Atlético de Madrid (1934–1936) and Deportivo de La Coruña (1927–1934, 1936–1946), and earned 3 caps and scored 6 goals for the Spain national football team, and participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
He later coached Deportivo, and a statue erected in his name can be found by the Riazor stadium.[1]