Eduardo Teus López-Navarro, also known as Teus (6 November, 1896 – 8 October, 1958) was a Filipino professional

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who played for

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as a

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. Teus was born in

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in 1896 to a Filipino family who were of mixed native and Spanish origin. He won 3 Catalan Spanish league and 1

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championship titles for the club. At the top of his career, he was forced to retire from football after he suffered a serious injury in a game during the 1918-1919 season. He later became a successful sports journalist and was later tasked by Francisco Franco to manage the Spain national football team as head coach. He managed the national team from 1941 to 1942, playing a total of six international games, of which he won three, and lost only one and drew two. In 1958, Teus died of a stroke while watching a game at the press box of the San Mamés Stadium (1913), San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao in Spain.

Honours

* Spanish League Catalan football championship: (3) *

: (1)

References

External links

Real Madrid CF: Eduardo Teus Official Website
(Spanish)
Real Academia De la Historia: Eduardo Teus
(Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Teus, Eduardo 1896 births 1958 deaths Filipino men's footballers Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Manila Men's association football goalkeepers Real Madrid CF players Spain national football team managers