Joaquín Peiró

Joaquín Peiró
	Peiró in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Peiró Lucas
Date of birth	29 January 1936
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	18 March 2020 (aged 84)
Place of death	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Atlético Madrid
	→ Covadonga (loan)
	→ Tolosa (loan)
	→ Jusa (loan)
	→ Ferroviaria (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1962	Atlético Madrid
1954–1955	→ Murcia (loan)
1962–1964	Torino
1964–1966	Inter Milan
1966–1970	Roma
1970–1971	Atlético Madrid
Total
National team
1959	Spain U21
1956–1959	Spain B
1956–1966	Spain
Teams managed
1978–1985	Atlético Madrileño
1985–1988	Granada
1988–1989	Figueres
1990	Atlético Madrid
1992–1993	Murcia
1997–1998	Badajoz
1998–2003	Málaga
2003–2004	Murcia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joaquín Peiró Lucas (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Peiró was born in Madrid. He played Atlético Madrid, where he would start and end his professional career. For Atlético, he played 166 La Liga games and scored 95 goals, over eight seasons. He moved to played for Italian clubs Torino, Inter Milan and Roma. He won a number of honours with Inter, including two Serie A titles and a European Cup in 1965. He played for the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.

After retiring from playing, Peiró moved into management. He managed Granada, Figueres, Atlético Madrid, Murcia, Badajoz and Málaga. He guided Málaga to La Liga promotion after winning the Segunda División in 1999.

Peiró died in Madrid on 18 March 2020, at the age of 84.^[1]