Eduardo Teus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Teus López-Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines | ||
| Date of death | 8 October 1958 (61 years) | ||
| Place of death | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1919[1] | Real Madrid | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1941–1942 | Spain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Teus López-Navarro, also known as Teus (6 November, 1896 – 8 October, 1958) was a Filipino professional footballer who played for Real Madrid as a goalkeeper.
Teus was born in Manila, Philippines in 1896 to a Filipino family who were of mixed native and Spanish origin. He won 3 Catalan Spanish league and 1 Copa del Rey championship titles with Real Madrid. He later became a successful sports journalist and was later tasked by Francisco Franco to manage the Spain national football team as head coach. He managed the national team from 1941 to 1942.[2][3]
In 1958, Teus died of a stroke while watching a game at the press box of the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao in Spain.[4][5]
Honours
[edit]- Spanish League Catalan football championship: (3)
- Copa del Rey: (1)
References
[edit]- ^ López, Francisco López. "Legendarios: Eduardo Teus (1913-18)". CorazonBlanco.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Malig, Jolo (5 July 2014). "Meet the 'Azkals' of Barcelona, Real Madrid". abs-cbnNEWS.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Burns (29 May 2012). "Chapter 14: Franco Rules". La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World (illustrated ed.). Nation Books. ISBN 9781568587189.
- ^ Burns, Jimmy (5 December 2011). "7: The Enemy Within". Barca: A People's Passion (reissued ed.). A&C Black. p. 144. ISBN 9781408827710. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "La trágica muerte de Eduardo Teus en San Mamés" (in Spanish). Kaiser Magazine. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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