Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez (born 22 July 1936 in Piura, Peru) is a retired

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, recognized as one of

's most important strikers. Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "

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" (

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). He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs

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and

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, as well as Italian club

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. He also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66 with

Career

Seminario started his career in 1954 playing for

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where he played until 1959. During this time he made 19 appearances for the Peru national team. On 17 May 1959 he scored a

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against

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in a 4–1 win, in

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. In 1959 he moved to Europe, joining

, where he would play 50 matches and score 21 goals, and be nicknamed ''Expresso de

''.Sporting Vintage
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in Spain where he became the top scorer in

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(with 25 goals in 30 matches) for the 1961–62 season. Before he was sold to Italy, he would play 8 matches and score 8 goals in the Zaragoza. In 1963 he joined

of Italy before returning to Spain in 1964 to play for

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where he was part of the squad that won the

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in 1965–66. He later had a spell with

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before returning to

in 1969 to play for

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Honours as a player

*1962 –

*1966 –

winner (FC Barcelona)

Career statistics

References

External links

lpf career statistics
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