Juan Mena Tormo (8 November 1924 – 1 June 1984) was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for La Liga club Valencia.

Juan Mena
Personal information
Full name Juan Mena Tormo
Date of birth (1924-11-08)8 November 1924
Place of birth Torrent, Spain
Date of death 1 June 1984(1984-06-01) (aged 59)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1947 Valencia 27 (7)
1947–1949 Hércules 43 (22)
1949–1952 Valencia 17 (9)
1952–1954 Valencia Mestalla 20 (6)
1954–1955 Real Zaragoza 7 (2)
Total 114 (46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

On 14 December 1941, Mena scored in his debut for Valencia in a 7–3 win over Celta de Vigo, aged 17 years and 36 days.[1] He later won the 1941–42 La Liga with Valencia, which was their first league title ever.

He played for Valencia until 1947, where he won another two La Liga titles, before joining Hércules for two seasons. In 1949, he returned to Valencia, then he played for two seasons for Valencia Mestalla. He last played for Real Zaragoza in the 1954–55 season.[2]

Honours edit

Valencia[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Valencia 7–3 Celta de Vigo". BDFutbol.
  2. ^ "Ficha de Juan Mena". ciberche.net (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Titles – Domestic Competitions". Playmaker stats.

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