Luis Casas Pasarín (16 April 1902 – 17 August 1986) was a Spanish

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defender and

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Playing career

Born in

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

, Galicia, Pasarín started his professional career with

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

. One of the club's first

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, he appeared in its first ever official tournament, the 1923 Galician Championship, which ended in conquest.Luis Casas Pasarín
Yo Jugué en el Celta, 20 April 2008 (in Spanish) Pasarín then spent six seasons with

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

, created precisely after he left Celta. His best

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input occurred in 1932–33 as he played 17 games, but they could only rank ninth out of ten teams, narrowly avoiding relegation. After retiring in 1935 he worked in the Ministry of Labour, but returned shortly after to play for amateurs Nacional de Madrid. Pasarín earned six

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,Hace 117 años nacía Pasarín (Pasarín was born 117 years ago)
Real Oviedo, 16 April 2019 (in Spanish) and represented the nation at the

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Coaching career

After the

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, Pasarín obtained his coaching licence. He was in charge of the national side for one game, then returned to Valencia for the 1946–47 season, leading the club to its third national championship in six years. He achieved a runner-up position the following year, trailing champions

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by three points. Pasarín also managed Celta in five top-flight campaigns in two separate spells, and also worked in that capacity with

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

and

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

(Portugal). He died on 17 August 1986 at the age of 84, in

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.Don Luis Casas Pasarín (Mr. Luis Casas Pasarín)

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, 18 August 1986 (in Spanish)

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