Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño (15 June 1938 – 27 September 2011), also known as Chus Pereda, was a Spanish

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and manager. In a 16-year professional career, he played mainly for

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, amassing

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totals of 197 matches and 55 goals for four teams – including

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. In

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he helped

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win the

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, being an international throughout the decade. After retiring, Pereda was in charge of several Spain youth teams, including the under-20 and the under-21 teams.

Club career

Although born in

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, Pereda was raised in

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,"Chus" Pereda: el héroe entrañable de la Eurocopa de 1964 ("Chus" Pereda: Euro 1964's loved hero)
;

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, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish) and, as a schoolboy, he captained the provincial U-16 team. He began his senior career with

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club

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, where his teammates included veteran

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Raimundo Lezama and

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– Pereda and Jones, and later a third player,

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, were all controversially rejected by

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because of their birthplaces, with Pereda moving to

and the others to

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. With the ''Merengues'', Pereda only appeared in two

games, scoring once in a 3–0 home win against

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as the team won the national championship. During his spell in the Spanish capital, he was also loaned to

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– after falling out with coach Luis Carniglia– returning to the top flight with

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and netting 11 goals in his first season.Fallece Chus Pereda, uno de los campeones de la Eurocopa'64 (Chus Pereda, one of Euro 64's champions, dies)
El Mundo, 27 September 2011 (in Spanish) Pereda joined

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in summer 1961, going on to appear in 293 competitive matches during eight years (104 goals). During that time he won the Copa del Generalísimo twice, scoring the opening goal in the 1963 final, a 3–1 victory over Zaragoza at the

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. Aged 31, Pereda left Barcelona and joined

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neighbours

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, appearing rarely during the top flight season. He closed out his career after two second level campaigns with

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. In 1995–96, Pereda had his first and only head coaching experience at club level, leading

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to the 11th position in

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International career

Pereda scored six goals in 15 appearances for

, during eight years. His debut was on 15 May 1960 in a 3–0 friendly win with

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, at the

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. Two of Pereda's international goals came at the

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, in which he appeared alongside Barcelona teammate Josep Maria Fusté. He scored in both the semi-final against

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and the final against the

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, as the national team won the tournament on home soil; in the decisive match he also assisted Marcelino in the 2–1 winner, although No-Do

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s showed Amancio as the author of the pass. During 15 years, Pereda managed both the Spain under-20 and under-21 teams, leading the former to the second place in the 1985 FIFA World Championship in the

. In 1988, he was in charge of the Castile and León autonomous side for one game, a 1–1 draw with

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. Four years later, he replaced Vicente Miera at the helm of the Spain senior team for one match – he worked in his coaching staff as assistant – due to illness.

Death

Pereda died in

on 27 September 2011 at the age of 73, from cancer.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pereda goal.''

Honours

Player

Real Madrid *

: 1957–58 *

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: 1957–58 Barcelona * Copa del Generalísimo: 1962–63, 1967–68 *

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: 1965–66 Spain *

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Individual *

: Golden Boot/ Team of the Tournament

Manager

Spain U16 *

: 1988 Spain U20 *

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: Runner-up

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References

External links

* *
FC Barcelona profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereda, Chus 1938 births 2011 deaths Footballers from the Province of Burgos Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players SD Indautxu footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Valladolid players Sevilla FC players FC Barcelona players CE Sabadell FC footballers RCD Mallorca players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers Catalonia men's international guest footballers 1964 European Nations' Cup players UEFA European Championship–winning players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Xerez CD managers Spain national under-21 football team managers Footballers from Biscay People from Enkarterri 20th-century Spanish sportsmen