Justo Tejada Martínez (6 January 1933 – 31 January 2021) was a Spanish

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who played as a forward. He was capped by

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on 8 occasions, scoring 4 goals. He died on 31 January 2021.

Career

Born in

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, Tejada began playing football with the youth side of CE Europa. He played professionally with

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, where he won

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and the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

Honours

Club

Barcelona *

: 1958–59, 1959–60 *

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1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

, 1958–59 *

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: 1955–58, 1958–60 Real Madrid *

: 1961–62, 1962–63 *

: 1961–62

References

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National team data
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FC Barcelona profile
1933 births 2021 deaths Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Real Murcia CF players FC Barcelona players Real Madrid CF players RCD Espanyol footballers Spain men's B international footballers Spain men's international footballers Footballers from Barcelona CD Condal players Catalonia men's international footballers UEFA Champions League top scorers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-forward-stub