Vicente Piquer

Vicente Piquer Mora (24 February 1935 – 1 March 2018) was a Spanish football right back and manager.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Piquer and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Vicente Piquer
Personal information
Full name Vicente Piquer Mora
Date of birth (1935-02-24)24 February 1935
Place of birth Algar de Palancia, Spain
Date of death 1 March 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 83)
Place of death Algar de Palancia, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
Segarra
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Mestalla 48 (3)
1954–1955 → Sagunto (loan)
1956–1965 Valencia 197 (4)
1965–1967 Málaga 11 (0)
1967–1968 Sueca
Total 256 (7)
National team
1957 Spain B 2 (0)
1961 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
1973–1974 Valencian Community (youth)
1976 Albacete
1976–1978 Vinaròs
1979–1980 Úbeda
1981 Levante
1982 Alzira
1983–1984 Vall de Uxó
1984–1985 Nules
1985–1986 Teruel
1986 Nules
1988–1989 Requena
1990 Barbastro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 341 competitive matches with Valencia, in a 12-year professional career.

Club career

Born in Algar de Palancia, Valencian Community, Piquer finished his development at local club Valencia CF. He started playing as a senior with the reserves in Segunda División and, on 24 February 1957, he made his La Liga debut for the first team in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[1] He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad 3–2;[2] in addition, he added six appearances in the Copa del Generalísimo to help the side reach the semi-finals.

In the following years, Piquer was a regular for the Che, notably starting in all 18 games as they won consecutive editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3][4] During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento.[5]

Piquer retired in 1968 at the age of 33, following two years in the second level with CD Málaga and one with amateurs CD Sueca. He then worked as a manager, almost exclusively in the lower leagues and in his native region.[5]

International career

Piquer won one cap for Spain, during a 1–1 friendly draw to France played in Paris on 10 December 1961.[6]

Death

Piquer died in his hometown on 1 March 2018 at 83, following a long illness.[5][7]

Honours
Valencia
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References
  1. "Barcelona, 3 – Valencia, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. "Valencia, 3 – Sociedad, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 March 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. "50 años de la primera Copa de Ferias del Valencia CF" [50 years from the first Fairs Cup of Valencia CF] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Así fue la Copa de Ferias 1962/1963" [That's how the 1962/1963 Fairs Cup went down] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. "Muere Vicente Piquer, exjugador del Valencia de los años sesenta" [Vicente Piquer, former Valencia player of the 60s, dies]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. "Francia, 1 – España, 1" [France, 1 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 December 1961. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. "Fallece el exvalencianista Vicente Piquer" [Former Valencia man Vicente Piquer dies]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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