Joaquín_Valle

Joaquín Valle

Joaquín Valle

Spanish footballer

For the Spanish Olympic weightlifter, see Joaquín Valle (weightlifter).

Joaquín Valle Benítez (18 April 1916 – 24 December 1980) was a Spanish professional football striker known mainly for his stint with French club OGC Nice.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valle and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Career

Valle was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Along with his brother Luis, he joined OGC Nice in 1937 during the club's off-season. He spent a decade at the club becoming Nice's all-time leading goalscorer. In league matches, Valle scored 186 goals in 229 appearances. In total with the team, he scored 339 goals in 407 appearances. In July 1948, Valle left the club to return to Spain[1] and played for RCD Español.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Joaquin VALLE Benitez" (in French). OGC Nice. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Valle, Joaquín Valle Benítez - Footballer".


Flag of SpainSoccer icon

This biographical article relating to Spanish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Joaquín_Valle, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.