Vicente Piquer

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vicente Piquer

| image =

| fullname = Vicente Piquer Mora

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|2|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Algar de Palancia, Spain

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|1|1935|2|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Algar de Palancia, Spain

| height = {{Height|m=1.73|precision=0}}

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Segarra

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Valencia

| years1 = 1954–1957 | clubs1 = Mestalla | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1954–1955 | clubs2 = → Sagunto (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1956–1965 | clubs3 = Valencia | caps3 = 197 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1965–1967 | clubs4 = Málaga | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1967–1968 | clubs5 = Sueca | caps5 = | goals5 =

| totalcaps = 256 | totalgoals = 7

| nationalyears1 = 1957 | nationalteam1 = Spain B | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1961 | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1973–1974 | managerclubs1 = Valencian Community (youth)

| manageryears2 = 1976 | managerclubs2 = Albacete

| manageryears3 = 1976–1978 | managerclubs3 = Vinaròs

| manageryears4 = 1979–1980 | managerclubs4 = Úbeda

| manageryears5 = 1981 | managerclubs5 = Levante

| manageryears6 = 1982 | managerclubs6 = Alzira

| manageryears7 = 1983–1984 | managerclubs7 = Vall de Uxó

| manageryears8 = 1984–1985 | managerclubs8 = Nules

| manageryears9 = 1985–1986 | managerclubs9 = Teruel

| manageryears10 = 1986 | managerclubs10 = Nules

| manageryears11 = 1988–1989 | managerclubs11 = Requena

| manageryears12 = 1990 | managerclubs12 = Barbastro

}}

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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/02/25/pagina-3/639741/pdf.html#|title=Barcelona, 3 – Valencia, 2|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=25 February 1957|access-date=6 March 2018}} He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad, 3–2;{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1957/03/04/pagina-5/639780/pdf.html#|title=Valencia, 3 – Sociedad, 2|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=4 March 1957|access-date=6 March 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.deportevalenciano.com/2012/09/12/50-a%C3%B1os-de-la-primera-copa-de-ferias-del-valencia-cf|title=50 años de la primera Copa de Ferias del Valencia CF|trans-title=50 years from the first Fairs Cup of Valencia CF|publisher=Deporte Valenciano|language=es|date=12 September 2012|access-date=6 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deportevalenciano.com/2013/06/26/as%C3%AD-fue-la-copa-de-ferias-19621963|title=Así fue la Copa de Ferias 1962/1963|trans-title=That's how the 1962/1963 Fairs Cup went down|publisher=Deporte Valenciano|language=es|date=26 June 2013|access-date=6 March 2018}} During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/valencia/2018/03/01/5a9861c746163fc52e8b45d7.html|title=Muere Vicente Piquer, exjugador del Valencia de los años sesenta|trans-title=Vicente Piquer, former Valencia player of the 60s, dies|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=1 March 2018|access-date=6 March 2018}}

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.

International career

Piquer won one cap for Spain, during a 1–1 friendly draw to France played in Paris on 10 December 1961.{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1961/12/11/pagina-3/653695/pdf.html#|title=Francia, 1 – España, 1|trans-title=France, 1 – Spain, 1|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=11 December 1961|access-date=6 March 2018}}

Death

Piquer died in his hometown on 1 March 2018 at 83, following a long illness.{{cite web|url=http://www.lasprovincias.es/valenciacf/fallece-exvalencianista-vicente-20180301183713-nt.html|title=Fallece el exvalencianista Vicente Piquer|trans-title=Former Valencia man Vicente Piquer dies|newspaper=Las Provincias|language=es|date=1 March 2018|access-date=6 March 2018}}

Honours

;Valencia

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1961–62, 1962–63

References

External links

{{BDFutbol|7785}}
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[http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/jugador?player=352 CiberChe stats and bio] {{in lang|es}}
[http://amigosmalaguistas-temporadas.es.tl/Piquer.htm Stats at Amigos Malaguistas] {{in lang|es}}
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