Juan Seminario

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSeminarioand the second or maternal family name isRodríguez.

Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez(born 22 July 1936) is a retiredPeruvianfootballplayer,recognized as one ofPeru's most importantstrikers.Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "Pichichi Trophy"(1961–62 La Liga).

Juan Seminario

Personal information
Full name	Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1936-07-22)22 July 1936
Place of birth	Piura,Peru
Position(s)	Striker/Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1959	Deportivo Municipal	80	(28)
1959–1961	Sporting CP	40	(17)
1961–1962	Zaragoza	38	(33)
1962–1964	Fiorentina	47	(15)
1964–1967	Barcelona	36	(15)
1967–1969	Sabadell	35	(9)
1969–1970	Atlético Grau
International career
1956–1959	Peru	19	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2008

He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubsReal ZaragozaandFC Barcelona,Sporting CPofPortugal,as well as Italian clubFiorentina.He also won theInter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66withFC Barcelona.

Career

Seminario started his career in 1954 playing forDeportivo Municipalwhere he played until 1959. During this time he made 19 appearances for thePeru national team.On 17 May 1959 he scored ahat-trickagainstEnglandin a 4–1 win, inLima.

In 1959 he moved to Europe, joiningSporting CPofPortugal,where he would play 50 matches and score 21 goals, and be nicknamedExpresso deLima.

In 1961 he moved on to joinReal Zaragozain Spain where he became thetop scorerinLa Liga(with 25 goals in 30 matches) for the1961–62season. Before he was sold to Italy, he would play 8 matches and score 8 goals in the Zaragoza.

In 1963 he joinedFiorentinaof Italy before returning to Spain in 1964 to play forBarcelonawhere he was part of the squad that won theInter-Cities Fairs Cupin1965–66.He later had a spell withSabadellbefore returning toPeruin 1969 to play forAtlético Grau.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	Country	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1954–1959	Deportivo Municipal	Perú	80	28	–	–	–	–	80	28
1959–1961	Sporting CP	Portugal	42	18	8	3	–	–	50	21
1961–1962	Real Zaragoza	Spain	38	33	9	3	2	0	49	36
1962–1964	Fiorentina	Italy	47	15	5	4	–	–	52	19
1964–1967	FC Barcelona	Spain	36	15	2	1	8	4	46	20
1967–1969	CE Sabadell FC	Spain	35	9	?	?	–	–	35	9
1969–1970	Atlético Grau	Perú	?	?	–	–	–	–	?	?
Total			278	118	24	11	10	4	312	133

Honours

Player

Club

FC Barcelona

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:1965–66

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy:1961–62

External links

• (in Spanish)lpf career statistics