Juan Seminario

Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez (born 22 July 1936) is a Peruvian former football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers. Nicknamed "El Loco" he is the only Zaragoza player to have won the "Pichichi Trophy" (1961–62 La Liga).

He played for several clubs, notably Spanish clubs Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona, Sporting CP of Portugal, as well as Italian club Fiorentina. He also won the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup with FC Barcelona.

Career Seminario started his career in 1954 playing for Deportivo Municipal where he played until 1959. During this time he made 19 appearances for the Peru national team. On 17 May 1959 he scored a hat-trick against England in a 4–1 win, in Lima.

In 1959 he moved to Europe, joining Sporting CP of Portugal, where he would play 50 matches and score 21 goals, and be nicknamed Expresso de Lima.

In 1961 he moved on to join Real Zaragoza in Spain where he became the top scorer in La Liga (with 25 goals in 30 matches) for the 1961–62 season. Before he was sold to Italy, he would play 8 matches and score 8 goals in the Zaragoza.

In 1963 he joined Fiorentina of Italy before returning to Spain in 1964 to play for Barcelona where he was part of the squad that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965–66. He later had a spell with Sabadell before returning to Peru in 1969 to play for Atlético Grau.

Career statistics Club Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club Country Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1954–1959 Deportivo Municipal 80 28 – – – – 80 28 1959–1961 Sporting CP 42 18 8 3 – – 50 21 1961–1962 Real Zaragoza 38 33 9 3 2 0 49 36 1962–1964 Fiorentina 47 15 5 4 – – 52 19 1964–1967 FC Barcelona 36 15 2 1 8 4 46 20 1967–1969 CE Sabadell FC 35 9 ? ? – – 35 9 1969–1970 Atlético Grau ? ? – – – – ? ? Total 278 118 24 11 10 4 312 133

International

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seminario goal.

Honours Player Club FC Barcelona Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1965–66

Individual Pichichi Trophy: 1961–62