Valero Serer

Valero Serer Pascual (2 November 1932 – 31 July 2022)[1] was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serer and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.

Valero Serer
Personal information
Full name Valero Serer Pascual
Date of birth (1932-11-02)2 November 1932
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Date of death 31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 89)
Position(s) Forward
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was Gimnàstic de Tarragona's all-time scoring leader, with 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons.[2][3]

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 goal in a 4–1 away loss against Real Valladolid.[4]

In December 1959 Serer was released, after falling down in the pecking order, and immediately joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona. With the granas he scored 181 goals over the course of 11 seasons, and retired in 1970 at the age of 38.

References
  1. Mes, Diari (31 July 2022). "Muere Valero Serer, el histórico jugador del Nàstic". diarimes.com (in Spanish).
  2. "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.
  3. "El Nàstic en Xifres" [Nàstic in numbers] (in Catalan). NàsticdeTarragona.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. "Valladolid, 4–Zaragoza, 1" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 October 1956. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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