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José Luis Veloso
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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)
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1962–1963 Spain 4 (3)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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

Club career

Born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Veloso played professionally with Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, CD Ourense and Rayo Vallecano. With the second club he was used almost exclusively as a reserve, 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 with the team; additionally, he netted three times in just five matches in the European Cup, being part of the squad that won the 1966 edition.

Veloso returned in 1973 at the age of 36, after one year with local SD Compostela in the lower leagues.

International career

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.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

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

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

Individual

See also

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