Juan Emery
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan María Emery Alza | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 2015 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Hondarribia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Unión | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | Alavés | 10 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Burgos | 16 | (0) |
| 1953–1957 | Logroñés | 51 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Real Unión | 15 | (0) |
| 1959–1962 | Deportivo La Coruña | 54 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Sporting Gijón | 31 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Recreativo | 24 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | Granada | 3 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Jaén | ||
| Total | 204 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan María Emery Alza (18 February 1933 – 10 May 2015) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career in Segunda División, appearing in 163 games during 11 seasons.[1]
Football career
Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Emery began playing professionally with CD Logroñés, making his debut in Segunda División in a 2–1 home win over Cultural Leonesa on 7 November 1954. After the club's relegation at the end of his third season, he moved to his hometown side Real Unión, suffering the same fate in 1959.
Subsequently, Emery signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, where he spent a further three campaigns in the second level. He contributed with 14 games as his team promoted to La Liga in 1962, as champions,[2] but remained in the former category until his retirement, in representation of Sporting de Gijón, Recreativo de Huelva and Granada CF, before retiring in 1967 after a spell with amateurs Real Jaén.[3]
Emery was comparatively short for a goalkeeper at 1.73 m, but was remembered for his quick reflexes.[3]
Personal life
Emery's father, Antonio, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper, playing mainly for Real Unión.[3] His son, Unai, was a midfielder who later went into management, notably with Valencia CF and Sevilla FC;[1][3] his elder brother, Román, was also a midfielder, and the two shared teams at Logroñés.[4][5]
Emery died on 10 May 2015 in Hondarribia, aged 82.[1][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Fallece Juan Emery, exportero y padre de Unai". Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Segunda División". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 April 1962. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Cima, J.E. (5 June 2010). "Emery: hijo de portero, padre de entrenador". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "La dinastía de los Emery". El Comercio (in Spanish). 15 November 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Vidas cruzadas en la saga de los Emery". El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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External links
- Juan Emery at BDFutbol
- 1933 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Irun
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Burgos CF (I) footballers
- CD Logroñés footballers
- Real Unión footballers
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Granada CF footballers
- Real Jaén footballers