Antonio López Herranz
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Full name | José Antonio López Herranz | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 May 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 September 1959 | (aged 46)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Los Angeles, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1935–1936 | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1937–1938 | América | ||||||||||||||||
1939–1940 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1940–1941 | Hércules | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 18 | (7) | |||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1950 | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | León | ||||||||||||||||
1952 | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
1953–1959 | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
1955–1956 | León | ||||||||||||||||
1957–1958 | León | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio López Herranz (4 May 1913 – 29 September 1959) was a football striker and manager.
Playing career
Born in Madrid, López Herranz spent two seasons with local Real Madrid, appearing in only three games in La Liga during his spell and scoring in a 3–3 home draw against Sevilla FC on 8 March 1936 which was his debut.[1] The competition was not held from 1936 to 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War, and he played one year in Mexico with Club América during that hiatus.
López Herranz signed with Hércules CF, also in the Spanish top flight, in the 1940 summer. During his only season, in which the Valencian Community club narrowly avoided relegation, he netted braces against Real Murcia (4–0, home)[2] and Sevilla (3–8 away loss).[3]
Coaching career
López Herranz returned to Mexico at the start of World War II, and definitely settled there. He started working with Club León.
López Herranz was head coach of the Mexican national side in two FIFA World Cups, 1954 and 1958.[4] The team only managed to collect one point both tournaments combined, with the subsequent group stage eliminations.[5][6][7]
Death
López Herranz died in Los Angeles, United States on 29 September 1959, due to severe respiratory problems which even required the insertion of an artificial lung. He was 46 years old.[8]
Honours
Player
Club
Real Madrid
Country
Manager
León
- Liga MX: 1951-52, 1955–56
- Copa MX: 1957–58
- Campeón de Campeones: 1956
References
- ^ "Madrid, 3 – Sevilla, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1936. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Hércules, 4 – Murcia, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Sevilla, 8 – Hércules, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 November 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Mexico National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2005.
- ^ "Francia, 3 – Méjico, 2" [France, 3 – Mexico, 2]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1954. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Méjico, 1 – País de Gales, 1" [Mexico, 1 – Wales, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1958. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Hungría, 4 – Méjico, 0" [Hungary, 4 – Mexico, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1958. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Antonio López Herrans, ha fallecido en Los Angeles" [Antonio López Herrans, has died in Los Angeles]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1959. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
External links
- Antonio López Herranz at BDFutbol
- 1913 births
- 1959 deaths
- Spanish emigrants to Mexico
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Mexican footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Hércules CF players
- Club América footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Spanish football managers
- Club León managers
- Mexico national football team managers
- 1954 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1958 FIFA World Cup managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mexico
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games