Eduardo Teus

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Teus and the second or maternal family name is López-Navarro.

Eduardo Teus López-Navarro, also known as Teus (6 November, 1896 – 8 October, 1958) was a Filipino professional footballer who played for Real Madrid as a goalkeeper.

Eduardo Teus

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Teus López-Navarro
Date of birth	(1896-11-06)6 November 1896
Place of birth	Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Date of death	(1958-10-08)8 October 1958 (61 years)
Place of death	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1919[1]	Real Madrid	26	(0)
Managerial career
1941–1942	Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teus was born in Manila, Philippines in 1896 to a Filipino family who were of mixed native and Spanish origin. He won 3 Catalan Spanish league and 1 Copa del Rey 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,^[2][3] 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 in Bilbao in Spain.^[4][5]

Honours

• Spanish League Catalan football championship: (3)
• Copa del Rey: (1)