- Juan Tuñas
Juan ""Romperredes" Tuñas (born
1 February 1917 ) is a formerCuba n footballer. He played for the Cuban clubsJuventud Asturiana andCentro Gallego , and is the sole surviving member of theCuba national football team that played at the1938 FIFA World Cup inFrance , scoring a goal against Romania (according to the official FIFA match report [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1156.html] ). After helping lead Cuba to the quarterfinals in their only World Cup appearance, he moved toMexico and played forReal Club España , winning two Liga Mayor (Mexican First Division) championships there, in 1941-42 and 1944-45.His nickname "Romperredes" means "net-breaker", after his powerful shots on goal.
In 2005, he received the
Gloria del Deporte Cubano Award inLa Habana . He currently resides inMexico and is the last surviving member of Cuba's squad from the 1938 World Cup.External links
* [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?lang=en&id=3267 biographical sketch at CONCACAF]
* [http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=130058&src=0 FIFA article]
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