Vicente Piquer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Piquer Mora | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Algar de Palancia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2018 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Algar de Palancia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Segarra | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Mestalla | 48 | (3) |
| 1954–1955 | → Sagunto (loan) | ||
| 1956–1965 | Valencia | 197 | (4) |
| 1965–1967 | Málaga | 11 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Sueca | ||
| Total | 256 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Spain B | 2 | (0) |
| 1961 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Valencian Community (youth) | ||
| 1976 | Albacete | ||
| 1976–1978 | Vinaròs | ||
| 1979–1980 | Úbeda | ||
| 1981 | Levante | ||
| 1982 | Alzira | ||
| 1983–1984 | Vall de Uxó | ||
| 1984–1985 | Nules | ||
| 1985–1986 | Teruel | ||
| 1986 | Nules | ||
| 1988–1989 | Requena | ||
| 1990 | Barbastro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vicente Piquer Mora (24 February 1935 – 1 March 2018) was a Spanish football right back and manager.
He played 341 competitive matches with Valencia, in a 12-year professional career.
Born in Algar de Palancia, Valencian Community, Piquer finished his development at local club Valencia CF. He started playing as a senior with the reserves in Segunda División and, on 24 February 1957, he made his La Liga debut for the first team in a 2–3 away loss against FC Barcelona.[1] He scored his first goal in the latter competition in the next fixture, as the hosts beat Real Sociedad, 3–2;[2] he added six appearances in the Copa del Generalísimo to help the side reach the semi-finals.
In the following years, Piquer was a regular for the Che, notably starting in all 18 games as they won consecutive editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[3][4] During his spell, he earned a reputation for his man-marking of Real Madrid's Francisco Gento.[5]
Piquer retired in 1968 at the age of 33, following two years in the second level with CD Málaga and one with amateurs SD Sueca. He then worked as a manager, almost exclusively in the lower leagues and in his native region.[5]