Juan Tena
Juan Tena Guimerà (9 March 1900 – 25 January 1995), also known as Tena I, was a Spanish footballer who played as a left midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Tena Guimerà | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Cabanes, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 1995 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1,67 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1917–1919 | CE Sabadell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1928 | CE Sabadell | ||
| 1928–1930 | Espanyol | 25 | (2) |
| 1930–1931 | CE Sabadell | ||
| 1931 | Racing de Madrid | ||
| 1932 | CE Sabadell | ||
| International career | |||
| 1921–1931 | Catalonia | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Cabanes, he moved to Sabadell at the age of 6 due to family reasons. He joined the youth ranks of CE Sabadell in 1917, and two years later, he reached the first team, where he shared a dressing room with his younger brothers Francisco, known as Tena II, and Josep, known as Tena III. In March 1928, together with his brother Francisco and at the same time as Crisant Bosch and Julio Káiser, he signed for Espanyol.[3] He played a pivotal role in helping the club to win the 1928-29 Catalonia championship and to reach the 1929 Copa del Rey Final, which they won after beating Real Madrid 2-1.[2] In 1932 he returned briefly to Sabadell before ending his career.
International career
He represented the Catalonia national team 15 times, but failed to score a single time.[4] He was a member of the team that won the last edition of the Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF, helping Catalonia beat Asturias in a two-legged title-decider.[1]
References
- Vicente Martínez Calatrava (17 August 2009). "La Copa Príncipe de Asturias" [The Prince of Asturias Cup] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- "Juan TENA I". hallofameperico.com. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- "Edición del domingo, 04 marzo 1928, página 17" [Edition of Sunday 4 March 1928, Page 17]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Hemeroteca. 4 March 1928. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- "MD19570713-007.pdf" (PDF). hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.