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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.
- 2 May 1935
- Luis Suárez Miramontes
- 9 July 2023 (aged 88)
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.
Sep 7, 2023 · Player data. Main position: Central Midfield. Other position: Attacking Midfield. Defensive Midfield. Name in home country: Luis Suárez Miramontes Date of birth/Age: May 2, 1935 Place of birth: A Coruña Date of death: 09.07.2023 (88) Height: N/A Citizenship: Spain. Italy Position: midfield - Central Midfield Foot: N/A Current club: ---
- May 2, 1935
Jul 10, 2023 · Luis Suárez obituary. Footballer who helped Spain become European champions in 1964 and won many honours with Barcelona and Internazionale. Brian Glanville. Mon 10 Jul 2023 08.10 EDT. Last ...
- Club Career
- International Career
- Death
- Honours
Early career
Luis Suárez Miramontes was born on 2 May 1935, in A Coruña, Galicia. He lived on Avenida de Hércules in the working-class neighborhood of Monte Alto where he was known by the diminutive Luisito. He began his career with local side Deportivo de La Coruña in 1949 and worked his way through the junior sides before making his La Liga debut with Deportivo on 6 December 1953 in a 6–1 defeat to FC Barcelona. Among his teammates at Deportivo were Pahiño and Arsenio Iglesias. He played 17 games and sc...
Barcelona
Between 1955 and 1961, Suárez was a regular in a FC Barcelona team that also included the Hungarian trio Ladislao Kubala, Zoltán Czibor and Sándor Kocsis, alongside Ramallets and Evaristo. With Helenio Herrera as coach, the club and Suárez won a domestic league–cup double in 1959 and a league–Fairs Cup double the subsequent year. As a result, Suárez won the Ballon d'Or in 1960, as the first and to date only in Spanish-born football player. One of his last games for the club was the final of t...
Inter Milan
In 1961, Suárez became the world's most expensive footballer when FC Barcelona sold him to Inter Milan for 25 million Spanish Pesetas (£152,000). The move saw him follow his mentor Helenio Herrera. Along with Juan Santisteban, he became the first Spanish player in Serie A. Suárez was a regular in Herrera's Grande Inter team that won three Serie A titles, two consecutive European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. Between 1961 and 1970 he made 328 appearances for Inter and scored 55 goals. On...
Suárez also played 32 games for Spain and scored fourteen goals. He made his debut on 30 January 1957 in a 5–1 victory over the Netherlands and represented Spain at both the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. However his greatest achievement with Spain came in 1964 when he Spain won the European Championship. He played his final game for Spain at almos...
Suárez died on 9 July 2023, at the age of 88. Suarez’s death was announced by former Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti, who confirmed he had been hospitalized at the Ospedale Niguarda in Milanseveral days before his death.
Player
Barcelona 1. La Liga: 1958–59, 1959–60 2. Copa del Generalísimo: 1957, 1958–59 3. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1955–58, 1958–60 Inter Milan 1. Serie A: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66 2. European Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65 3. Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965 Spain 1. European Nations' Cup: 1964
Manager
Spain U21 1. UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986
Individual
1. Ballon d'Or: 1960 1.1. Silver Ball: 1961, 1964 1.2. Bronze Ball: 1965 2. Eric Batty's World XI: 1963, 1964, 1965 3. UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1964 4. Golden Foot: 2008, as football legend 5. MarcaLeyenda: 2016
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 ...
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈswaɾes]; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Uruguay national team.
