Juan Acuña

Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña.

Not to be confused with Juan Manuel Acuña.
For other uses, see Juan Vitalio Acuña Núñez.

Juan Acuña
Sculpture dedicated to Juan Acuña near the Riazor stadium, A Coruña
Personal information
Full name Juan Acuña Naya
Date of birth (1923-02-14)14 February 1923
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Date of death 30 August 2001(2001-08-30) (aged 78)
Place of death A Coruña, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sporting Coruñés
Eureka
1938–1955 Deportivo de A Coruña 278 (0)
International career
1941 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya then went on to play for Eureka before joining Deportivo de la Coruña in 1938 with whom he would play until 1955. He played his first game with Deportivo in Ferroll in 1938. The following year, he signed a new contract with Deportivo with a salary of 300 pesetas per month.

He suffered many problems because of injuries and being overweight. He is the goalkeeper with second-most Zamora Trophies with four, behind Antoni Ramallets with five wins.

In 1961, he was offered a tribute match between Deportivo and CD Ourense. In 1990 Deportivo created a Trophy with his name.[1]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña". JUAN ACUÑA TROPHY | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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