Juan Joya

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rdf:langString Juan Joya Cordero (February 25, 1934 – March 29, 2007) was a Peruvian association football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers. He was a historic forward of the Club Atlético Peñarol of Uruguay of the 1960s, one of the best South American teams of the twentieth century. During his time with Club Atlético Peñarol he won the Copa Libertadores of 1961 and 1966, the Intercontinental Cups of those years, the Intercontinental Champions' Supercup of 1969, and six Uruguayan Championships. He also played for Alianza Lima, Juan Aurich and River Plate. He was considered one of the best wingers in the world in the 1960s and remains one of the most famous Peruvian footballers of all time. He was a splendid, skillful, powerful and fast forward who played 9 seasons for Club Atlético Peñarol, from 1961 to 1969. With the aurinegra jacket he played 132 games, scoring 80 goals. He was the owner of the left wing of the coal attack during the 9 seasons that he defended the Best South American team of the 20th century and was nicknamed "Owner of the Olympic" due to the proximity of the Tribune Olímpica, a sector through which he was able to show his unquestionable skills. “Negro el once” (nickname acquired in Uruguay, placed by Heber Pinto, radio commentator) playing in Peñarol he won the Uruguayan Championships of 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968, thus achieving 6 Uruguayan Championships in 9 seasons. It was also awarded 2 Copa Libertadores (1961 and 1966), two Intercontinental Cups (1961 and 1966) and one Intercontinental Champions' Supercup (1969). In all these tournaments, Joya was a key player in the conquest, being accompanied by players of the stature of Alberto Spencer, Pedro Virgilio Rocha, Julio César Abbadie, Ermindo Onega, among others. Joya scored two of the 5 goals that Peñarol converted to Benfica in 1961, to achieve the first Intercontinental Cup of Peñarol. He played four finals of the Copa Libertadores and managed to become champion twice and was the undisputed starter in all of them. In his other teams, Joya achieved two Peruvian championships with Alianza Lima in 1954 and 1955 and was the top scorer in the Peruvian League in 1957, scoring 17 goals in 18 games. He also played for River Plate in Argentina and Juan Aurich in Peru. In his previous club (Alianza Lima) he had always served as a forward striker, but when he reached Peñarol he was used, by the then Peñarol coach Roberto Scarone, as a midfielder for left sector. With the Peru national football team, he played the Copa América in 1959 and was a participant in the same year in the historic 4-1 win against England, where he contributed to the great victory by scoring the fourth goal.