Overview

• Valencia CF and the Sueca City Council have declared 2025 the 'Any Puchades' centenary year to honor his legacy.
• The Diputación de Valencia inaugurated 'Els nostres ídols: Puchades' in Gavarda today; the exhibit runs through June 20 before moving to Alfafar and closing in Sueca in October.
• Puchades spent his entire career at Valencia CF from 1946 to 1958, playing more than 300 official matches and securing one La Liga title, two Copas del Generalísimo and a Copa Eva Duarte.
• He represented Spain 23 times, featured in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil and earned a place in FIFA’s tournament ideal XI.
• Celebrated for his humility and devotion to his roots, Puchades declined offers from clubs like FC Barcelona to remain in his hometown of Sueca.