Antonio López Herranz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Herranz.
Antonio López Herranz
López Herranz in 1952
Personal information
Full name José Antonio López Herranz
Date of birth (1913-05-04)4 May 1913
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Date of death 29 September 1959(1959-09-29) (aged 46)
Place of death Los Angeles, United States
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Nacional Madrid 12 (7)
1935–1936 Real Madrid 1 (1)
1937–1938 América
1939–1940 Real Madrid 2 (0)
1940–1941 Hércules 15 (6)
1941–1942 Sabadell 14 (3)
1942–1944 Mallorca
Total 44 (17)
Managerial career
1950 Mexico
1951–1952 León
1952 Mexico
1953–1959 Mexico
1955–1956 León
1957–1958 León
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Panama Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio López Herranz (4 May 1913 – 29 September 1959) was a Spanish professional football striker and manager.

Playing career

Born in Madrid, López Herranz spent two seasons with local Real Madrid, appearing in only three games in La Liga during his spell and scoring in a 3–3 home draw against Sevilla FC on 8 March 1936 which was his debut.[1] The competition was not held from 1936 to 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War, and he played one year in Mexico with Club América during that hiatus.[2]

López Herranz signed for Hércules CF, also in the Spanish top flight, in 1940. In his only season, in which the Valencian Community club narrowly avoided relegation, he netted braces against Real Murcia (4–0, home)[3] and Sevilla (8–3 away loss).[4]

Coaching career

López Herranz returned to Mexico at the start of World War II, and definitely settled there. He started working with Club León.[5]

López Herranz was head coach of the Mexico national side in two FIFA World Cups, 1954 and 1958.[6] The team only managed to collect one point from both tournaments, with the subsequent group-stage eliminations.[7][8][9]

Death

López Herranz died in Los Angeles, United States on 29 September 1959, due to severe respiratory problems which even required the insertion of an artificial lung. He was 46 years old.[10]

Honours

Player

Mexico

Manager

León

References

  1. ^ "Madrid, 3 – Sevilla, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1936. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ Cañada, Iván (13 December 2016). "Elementos que han militado en el América y el Real Madrid" [Individuals with América and Real Madrid spells] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Hércules, 4 – Murcia, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Sevilla, 8 – Hércules, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 November 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Rodríguez, Salvador (20 August 2023). "Club León 79 años de historia y tradición" [Club León 79 years of history and tradition] (in Spanish). Territorio Esmeralda. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ Olenev, Maxim. "Mexico National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2005.
  7. ^ Ahler, Robert (20 June 1954). "Francia, 3 – Méjico, 2" [France, 3 – Mexico, 2]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Méjico, 1 – País de Gales, 1" [Mexico, 1 – Wales, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1958. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Hungría, 4 – Méjico, 0" [Hungary, 4 – Mexico, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1958. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Antonio López Herrans, ha fallecido en Los Angeles" [Antonio López Herrans, has died in Los Angeles]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1959. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ^ Ballesteros, Frank; Cameron, Myk; Courtney, Barrie; Garin, Erik; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil. "Central American and Caribbean Games Games 1938 (Panama)". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 October 2023.