Juan Seminario
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Piura, Peru | ||
| Playing position | Striker/Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1959–1961 | Sporting CP | 40 | (17) |
| 1961–1963 | Zaragoza | 38 | (33) |
| 1963–1964 | Fiorentina | 47 | (15) |
| 1964–1967 | Barcelona | 49 | (20) |
| 1967–1969 | Sabadell | 35 | (9) |
| 1969–1970 | Atlético Grau | ||
| National team | |||
| 1956–1959 | Peru | 19 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.
Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez (born 22 July 1936 in Piura, Peru) is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers. Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "Pichichi Trophy" (1961–62 La Liga).
He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona, Sporting CP of Portugal, as well as Italian club Fiorentina. He also won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965-66 with FC Barcelona.
Seminario started his career in 1954 playing for Deportivo Municipal where he played until 1959. During this time he made 19 appearances for the Peru national team. On 17 May 1959 he scored a hat-trick against England in a 4–1 win, in Lima.
In 1959 he moved to Europe, joining Sporting CP of Portugal, where he would play 50 matches and score 21 goals, and be nicknamed Expresso de Lima.
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