Vicente Piquer

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)
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)
International career
1957	Spain B	2	(0)
1961	Spain	1	(0)
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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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] 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 SD 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

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1961–62,^[3] 1962–63^[4]

References

^ "Barcelona, 3 – Valencia, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "Valencia, 3 – Sociedad, 2". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 March 1957. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Francia, 1 – España, 1" [France, 1 – Spain, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 December 1961. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "Fallece el exvalencianista Vicente Piquer" [Former Valencia man Vicente Piquer dies]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.