Jacinto Francisco Fernández de Quincoces y López de Arbina (17 July 1905 – 10 May 1997) was a Spanish
football player and manager, as well as President of the
Valencian Pilota Federation
The Valencian Pilota Federation (in Catalan: ''Federació de Pilota Valenciana'') is the Valencian public organization that promotes and manages the many varieties and competitions of the Valencian pilota sport. Its current president is Ramón Sede ...
. He was a central defender and is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of the inter-war era.
He played 25 matches for the
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football i ...
from 1928 to 1936. He was part of Spain's team at the
1928 Summer Olympics, and was part of Spain's
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
team. He was Spain's national coach in 1945, taking charge for two matches.
Playing career
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Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...
– 1920–1931
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Real Madrid – 1931–1936, 1939–1942 (hiatus due to
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ...
)
Management career
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Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...
– 1942–1943, 1956–1958
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Spain national football team
The Spain national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in international men's football competitions since 1920. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football i ...
– 1945
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Real Madrid – 1945–1946, 1947–1948
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Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...
– 1948–1954, 1958–1960
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Atlético Madrid – 1954–1955
President of the FPV
Since Quincoces was a
Basque pelota
Basque pelota ( Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronto ...
''pala'' player before becoming a football professional, when his career finished, he was chosen by the Francoist authorities as President of the
Valencian Pilota Federation
The Valencian Pilota Federation (in Catalan: ''Federació de Pilota Valenciana'') is the Valencian public organization that promotes and manages the many varieties and competitions of the Valencian pilota sport. Its current president is Ramón Sede ...
, believing that Basque and Valencian
handball sports were the same. Quincoces declared to the press several times that he was unwilling to undertake this task, but while he was in charge (late 1960s and early 70s) he promoted new measures that resulted in profit for
Valencian pilota
Valencian pilota ( ca-valencia, pilota valenciana "Valencian ball") is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known.
Rules variations within the generic ''Pilota Valenciana'' category are frequent fr ...
, such as the beginning of the Youth Championships, compulsory for the
trinquets that wanted to host professional tournaments, this was the way
pilotaris such as
Genovés I and
Xatet de Carlet began.
References
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1905 births
1997 deaths
Spanish footballers
Spain international footballers
Spanish football managers
Spain national football team managers
Olympic footballers of Spain
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1934 FIFA World Cup players
Deportivo Alavés players
Real Madrid CF players
Real Zaragoza managers
Real Madrid CF managers
Valencia CF managers
Atlético Madrid managers
Spanish pelotaris
Association football defenders
La Liga players
La Liga managers
Segunda División players
Segunda División managers
Footballers from Barakaldo
Basque Country international footballers
Valencian pilota