Valero Serer
Valero Serer Pascual (born 2 November 1932) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valero Serer Pascual | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1954 | Mestalla | 9 | (3) |
1954–1955 | Gandía | ||
1955–1959 | Zaragoza | 33 | (22) |
1959–1970 | Gimnàstic | 328 | (181) |
Total | 370 | (206) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
He is Gimnàstic de Tarragona's all-time scoring leader, with 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons.[1][2]
Playing career
Born in Valencia, Serer started his professional career with local CD Mestalla, scoring three goals in nine matches in Segunda División. In 1955, after one full season at CF Gandía, he joined Real Zaragoza also in the second level.
Serer achieved promotion to La Liga in his first campaign, also being the club's top goalscorer with 11 goals. He made his debut in the category on 14 October 1956, starting and scoring his team's only in a 1–4 away loss against Real Valladolid.[3]
In December 1959 Serer was released, after falling down in the pecking order, and immediately joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona. With the Catalans he scored 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons, and retired in 1970 at the age of 38.
References
- "Valero Serer obre els actes previs del centenari de la secció de futbol" [Valero Serer opens previous acts of the centenary of football section] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic's official website. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "El Nàstic en Xifres" [Nàstic in numbers] (in Catalan). NàsticdeTarragona.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Valladolid, 4–Zaragoza, 1" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 October 1956. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
- Valero Serer at BDFutbol