José Luis Fidalgo Veloso (23 March 1937 – 13 November 2019) was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

José Luis Veloso
Veloso in 1967 (Gento pictured left)
Personal information
Full name José Luis Fidalgo Veloso
Date of birth (1937-03-23)23 March 1937
Place of birth Compostela, Spain
Date of death 13 November 2019(2019-11-13) (aged 82)
Place of death Compostela, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Santiago
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1957 Santiago
1957–1958 Celta Turista
1958–1965 Deportivo La Coruña 183 (95)
1965–1969 Real Madrid 32 (15)
1969–1970 Ourense 26 (5)
1970–1972 Rayo Vallecano 37 (6)
1972–1973 Compostela
Total 278 (121)
International career
1962–1963 Spain 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 84 games and 33 goals over the course of six seasons, representing Deportivo and Real Madrid.

Club career

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Born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Veloso played professionally with Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, CD Ourense and Rayo Vallecano.[1] He was used almost exclusively as a reserve with the second club, but still managed to score nine goals in only 16 games in the 1966–67 season to win the first of his three La Liga championships.[2] Additionally, he netted three times in just five matches in the European Cup, being part of the squad that won the 1966 edition.[3]

Veloso retired in 1973 aged 36, after one year with local side SD Compostela in the lower leagues.[4]

International career

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Veloso earned four caps for Spain in seven months. Two of his three goals came in the qualifying phase for the 1964 European Nations' Cup, which the country eventually won as hosts; he was overlooked for the finals, however.[5]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[6]
1. 1 November 1962 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain   Romania 2–0 6–0 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
2. 25 November 1962 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania   Romania 3–1 3–1 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying
3. 13 June 1963 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain   Scotland 2–4 2–6 Friendly

Death

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Veloso died on 13 November 2019, at the age of 82.[7]

Honours

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Real Madrid

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Martín, Agustín (13 November 2019). "Falleció Veloso, el goleador que eliminó al Ajax de Cruyff" [Death of Veloso, the scorer who ousted Cruyff's Ajax]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Miranda, Carlos (14 November 2019). ""Ya no hay delanteros como Veloso"" ["There are no forwards like Veloso anymore"]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Veloso: el santiagués que voló en el Dépor y reinó con el Madrid" [Veloso: the Santiago native who flew at Dépor and ruled with Madrid]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Veloso, uno de los máximos goleadores de la historia del Deportivo, fallece a los 82 años" [Veloso, one of Deportivo's all-time top scorers, dies at the age of 82] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Veloso". European Football. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Fallece José Luis Fidalgo Veloso, exjugador del Real Madrid" [Death of José Luis Fidalgo Veloso, former Real Madrid player]. ABC (in Spanish). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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