Joaquín Peiró

**Joaquín Peiró Lucas** (29 January 1936 – 18 March 2020) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Peiró was born in Madrid. He played Atlético Madrid, where he would start and end his professional career. For Atlético, he played 166 La Liga games and scored 95 goals, over eight seasons. He moved to played for Italian clubs Torino, Inter Milan and Roma. He won a number of honours with Inter, including two Serie A titles and a European Cup in 1965. He played for the Spanish national team in two FIFA World Cups.

After retiring from playing, Peiró moved into management. He managed Granada, Figueres, Atlético Madrid, Murcia, Badajoz and Málaga. He guided Málaga to La Liga promotion after winning the Segunda División in 1999.

Peiró died in Madrid on 18 March 2020, at the age of 84.

### Player

**Murcia**
- Segunda División: 1954–55

**Atlético Madrid**
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1959–60, 1960–61
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1961–62

**Inter**
- Serie A: 1964–65, 1965–66
- European Cup: 1964–65
- Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965

**Roma**
- Coppa Italia: 1968–69

### Manager

**Málaga**
- Segunda División: 1998–99
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Joaquín Peiró
- **image**: Joaquín Peiró 1962.jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **caption**: Peiró in 1962
- **fullname**: Joaquín Peiró Lucas
- **birth place**: Madrid, Spain
- **death place**: Madrid, Spain
- **position**: Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, Midfielder
- **youthclubs1**: Atlético Madrid
- **youthclubs2**: → CD Covadonga, Covadonga (loan)
- **youthclubs3**: → Tolosa CF, Tolosa (loan)
- **youthclubs4**: → Jusa (loan)
- **youthclubs5**: → Ferroviaria (loan)
- **years1**: 1954–1962
- **clubs1**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps1**: 166
- **goals1**: 95
- **years2**: 1954–1955
- **clubs2**: → Real Murcia, Murcia (loan)
- **caps2**: 22
- **goals2**: 15
- **years3**: 1962–1964
- **clubs3**: Torino F.C., Torino
- **caps3**: 46
- **goals3**: 10
- **years4**: 1964–1966
- **clubs4**: Inter Milan
- **caps4**: 25
- **goals4**: 8
- **years5**: 1966–1970
- **clubs5**: A.S. Roma, Roma
- **caps5**: 103
- **goals5**: 21
- **years6**: 1970–1971
- **clubs6**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps6**: 3
- **goals6**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 365
- **totalgoals**: 149
- **nationalyears1**: 1959
- **nationalteam1**: Spain national under-21 football team, Spain U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1956–1959
- **nationalteam2**: Spain B national football team, Spain B
- **nationalcaps2**: 5
- **nationalgoals2**: 5
- **nationalyears3**: 1956–1966
- **nationalteam3**: Spain national football team, Spain
- **nationalcaps3**: 12
- **nationalgoals3**: 5
- **manageryears1**: 1978–1985
- **managerclubs1**: Atlético Madrid B, Atlético Madrileño
- **manageryears2**: 1985–1988
- **managerclubs2**: Granada CF, Granada
- **manageryears3**: 1988–1989
- **managerclubs3**: UE Figueres, Figueres
- **manageryears4**: 1990
- **managerclubs4**: Atlético Madrid
- **manageryears5**: 1992–1993
- **managerclubs5**: Real Murcia, Murcia
- **manageryears6**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs6**: CD Badajoz, Badajoz
- **manageryears7**: 1998–2003
- **managerclubs7**: Málaga CF, Málaga
- **manageryears8**: 2003–2004
- **managerclubs8**: Real Murcia, Murcia