Chacho
Personal information
Full name Eduardo González Valiño
Date of birth (1911-04-14)14 April 1911
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Date of death 21 October 1979(1979-10-21) (aged 68)
Place of death A Coruña, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1934 Deportivo de La Coruña 46 (24)
1934–1936 Atlético de Madrid 39 (14)
1936–1946 Deportivo de La Coruña 60 (20)
International career
1933–1934 Spain 3 (7)
Managerial career
1942 Deportivo de La Coruña
1951–1952 Deportivo de La Coruña
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo González Valiño, nicknamed Chacho (14 April 1911 – 21 October 1979) was a Spanish association footballer. Chacho was born and died in A Coruña. During his career he played for Atlético de Madrid (1934–1936) and Deportivo de La Coruña (1927–1934, 1936–1946).

He later coached Deportivo, and a statue erected in his name can be found by the Riazor stadium.[1]

International career

He managed to score 7 goals for the Spain national football team in only 3 caps, in part thanks to a 6-goal haul against Bulgaria on 21 May 1933, in a 13-0 win.[2] His other international goal came in the Iberian Derby on 11 March 1934, scoring his side's first of an eventual 9-0 win. He also participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Cacho[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 May 1933Chamartín, Madrid, Spain Bulgaria1–013–0Friendly
32–0
33–0
49–0
511–0
613–0
711 March 1934Chamartín, Madrid, Spain Portugal1–09–01934 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Chacho, Eduardo González Valiño - Manager".
  2. ↑ "Spain vs Bulgaria report - 13/05/1933". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "National football team player Cacho". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 June 2022.


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