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Juan Joya Cordero (February 25, 1934 – March 29, 2007[1]) 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, being a prominent member of the Best South American team of the twentieth century[2] with which 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 defended the colors of Alianza Lima, Juan Aurich and River Plate of Argentina. He was considered as one of the best wingers in the world in the 1960s and remembered as one of the most famous Peruvian footballers of all time. Part of the Peñarol ideal team of all time.[3]

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Juan Joya

Personal information
Full name	Juan Joya Cordero
Date of birth	25 February 1934
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Date of death	March 29, 2007(2007-03-29) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death	Lima, Peru
Position(s)	Striker/Left Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1959	Alianza Lima	70	(37)
1960	River Plate	21	(6)
1961–1969	Peñarol	132	(56)
1970	Juan Aurich	20	(8)
Total		243	(107)
National team
1956–1959	Peru	9	(3)
1965	Uruguay	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career

Also known as "Negro el once", Joya was born in Lima, where he started his playing career in the youth team of Alianza Lima. Joya helped the team to win back-to-back titles in 1954 and 1955. In 1958, he scored 17 goals in 18 matches of the Peruvian league, making him the league's top goalscorer.

In 1960, he joined River Plate of Argentina. He helped reach second place at the Argentina championship.

In 1961 he joined Peñarol where he was part of the team that won 6 Uruguayan league championships, two Copa Libertadores and a two Copa Intercontinental.

Joya played 9 games for the Peru national team in which he scored 3. He played in two Copa América in 1957 and 1959. Joya was part of the Peru national team which beat England 4–1 in Lima, a game in which he scored the fourth goal.[4]

Honours

Team

Season	Team	Title
1954	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1955	Alianza Lima	Peruvian League
1961	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1961	Peñarol	Copa Libertadores
1961	Peñarol	Copa Intercontinental
1962	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1964	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1965	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1966	Peñarol	Copa Libertadores
1966	Peñarol	Copa Intercontinental
1967	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1968	Peñarol	Primera División Uruguaya
1969	Peñarol	Supercopa Sudamericana

Individual awards

• Peruvian League: Top Scorer 1958[5]

References

External links

• Juan Joya at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Juan Joya

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[es] Juan Joya

Juan Víctor Joya Cordero (Lima, 25 de febrero de 1934-Lima, 29 de marzo de 2007) fue un futbolista peruano nacionalizado uruguayo. Considerado ídolo y delantero histórico del Club Atlético Peñarol de los años 60, siendo integrante destacado del Mejor equipo sudamericano del siglo XX[1] con el que ganó la Copa Libertadores de 1961 y 1966, las Copas Intercontinentales de esos años, la Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales de 1969 y seis Campeonatos Uruguayos. También defendió los colores de Alianza Lima, Juan Aurich y de River Plate de Argentina. Fue uno de los mejores extremos del mundo en los años 60 y recordado como uno de los más célebres futbolistas peruanos de la historia. Parte del equipo ideal del Peñarol de todos los tiempos[2]

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[fr] Juan Joya

Juan Víctor Joya Cordero, né à Lima le 25 février 1934 et mort dans la même ville le 29 mars 2007, est un footballeur péruvien qui jouait au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Juan Joya

Juan Joya Cordero (Lima, 25 febbraio 1934 – Lima, 29 marzo 2007[1]) è stato un calciatore peruviano, di ruolo ala sinistra.

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[ru] Хойя, Хуан

Хуа́н Хо́йя (исп. Juan Víctor Joya Cordero, 25 февраля 1934, Лима, Перу — 29 марта 2007, там же) — перуано-уругвайский футболист, выступавший на позиции нападающего. Наиболее известен по выступлениям в 1960-е годы за «Пеньяроль», в составе которого по два раза завоёвывал Кубок Либертадорес и Межконтинентальный кубок.

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