Antonio López Herranz

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Herranz.
Antonio López Herranz
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)
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)
Total 32 (10)
Teams managed
1950 Mexico
1951–1952 León
1952 Mexico
1953–1959 Mexico
1955–1956 León
1957–1958 León
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

López Herranz signed with Hércules CF, also in the Spanish top flight, in 1940. During his only season, in which the Valencian Community club narrowly avoided relegation, he netted braces against Real Murcia (4–0, home)[2] and Sevilla (3–8 away loss).[3]

Coaching career

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

López Herranz was head coach of the Mexican national side in two FIFA World Cups, 1954 and 1958.[4] The team only managed to collect one point both tournaments combined, with the subsequent group stage eliminations.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

International

Manager

León

References
  1. "Madrid, 3 – Sevilla, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 1936. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. "Hércules, 4 – Murcia, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 September 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. "Sevilla, 8 – Hércules, 3". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 November 1940. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. "Mexico National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2005.
  5. "Francia, 3 – Méjico, 2" [France, 3 – Mexico, 2]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1954. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. "Méjico, 1 – País de Gales, 1" [Mexico, 1 – Wales, 1]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1958. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. "Hungría, 4 – Méjico, 0" [Hungary, 4 – Mexico, 0]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 1958. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. "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.
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