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Luis Suárez Miramontes (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈswaɾeθ miɾaˈmontes]; 2 May 1935 – 9 July 2023) was a Spanish professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña, España Industrial, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria; he also represented the Spain national team between 1957 and 1972.
Jul 9, 2023 · Born in A Coruña on 2 May 1935, Suárez embarked on his playing career in the 1953/54 season with his hometown team, RC Deportivo La Coruña, before signing for FC Barcelona in 1954. In seven...
Aug 1, 2023 · Unlike the Uruguayan goal-machine, who left the Catalan giants as the club's third most prolific scorer after Lionel Messi and Cesar Rodriguez, the original Luis Suarez was known for his...
Luis Suárez Miramontes was a Spanish professional footballer and manager. He played as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña, España Industrial, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sampdoria; he also represented the Spain national team between 1957 and 1972.
- Luisito The ‘Golden Galician’
- Herrera’s Blaugrana shake-up
- Luis Suarez Miramontes Winning Trophies
- Voted Ballon d’Or Winner
- Time to Dethrone The Enemy
- FC Barcelona Sold Luis Suarez Miramontes
- Nicknamed ‘El Arquitecto’
- Wanting Intercontinental Cups
- Happy Home-Coming!
- Full Circle For Luis Suarez Miramontes
Luis Suárez, or ‘Luisito’ as he was affectionately known, was born on the 2nd May 1935 in the Galician City of La Coruña, Spain, just a year before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Luisito spent much of his childhood playing football on La Coruña’s beaches, onlookers witnessing how his friends would fight over him when it came time to pick pl...
After having signed with FC Barcelona in 1954, Luis Suarez Miramontes was forced to spend most of his first season playing in the Secunda División for CD España Industrial. A lack of major honors characterized the early part of his career at the club, and Real Madrid was dictating the Spanish game. When FC Barcelona did eventually win the Copa del ...
In Herrera’s first season he guided FC Barcelona to win the double: the La Liga title and the Copa del Generalísimo in ’59. This was followed by another double in 1960: the league title and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (UEFA Europa League Cup). Luis Suarez Miramontes was transforming himself into Spain’s greatest playmaker: he had exquisite technique...
The year 1960 was a memorable one for Luis Suárez Miramontes, as now he was gaining great respect across Europe. This deserved recognition was to arrive in the form of something gold and shiny…It was the European Footballer of the Year award, also known as the Ballon d’Or. Luis Suárez Miramontes was to become the first, and to date, the only Spanis...
With the likes of fellow Blaugrana teammates László Kubala, Zoltan Czibor, Sandor Kocsis, and Antoni Ramallets, they were looking clear-cut favorites. Real Madrid had won the previous 5 European Cup finals and FC Barcelonawas desperate to dethrone them at all costs. They met in the first round of the competition, which Barça overcame with an aggreg...
The club had fallen upon some difficult financial times, leaving them no option but to sell their star player to FC Internazionale of Italy for 25 million pesetas or €204,000. Luis Suárez Miramontes became the world’s most expensive footballer, making him the Gareth Bale of his time! With Herrera having already left for Inter, the expensive footbal...
His transfer to FC Internazionale saw him follow his mentor and ex-Barca coach, Herrera, in the summer of 1961. Together with the Nerazzurri, they were to embark on a journey of creating ‘La Grande Inter’ of the 1960s. Helenio Herrera, known as ‘Il Mago’ (The Magician) wanted to transform the way in which his team played, giving them greater flexib...
Just one year later the Nerazzurri got a chance by reaching the final for the first time in their history. And who would they face in the final? Well, none other than Los Blancos of course, who were hunting their 6th title. Memories came flooding back for Luis Suárez Miramontes as he once again faced off against the likes of Ferenc Puskás, Francisc...
The highlight of Suárez’s international career was achieving his first major success with ‘La Roja’ at the European Nation’s Cup (UEFA Euro) in 1964. ‘La Roja’ were clear favorites with not only Luis Suárez Miramontes in the squad but in having the home advantage. The Spanish Football Association had even organized for the Spanish footballer to be ...
In 1975, three years after retirement, Luis Suárez Miramontes started his managerial career. He managed various clubs, like Inter Milan and Sampdoria, and even traveled full circle in returning to Deportivo La Coruña. Regrettably, he couldn’t match the success he earned on the pitch and himself admitted that he wasn’t really cut out for it. Luis Su...
Considered by many one of the best players in the history of Spanish football, Luis Suárez (La Coruña, 1935 - Milan, 2023) was a key piece for Barça in the second half of the 1950s, but...
Jul 9, 2023 · Luis Suárez, who has died aged 88, was the only Spanish-born footballer to have been voted European Footballer of the Year, a title he won in 1960; indeed, many of his countrymen believe him to...
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