Pichi Lucas

Argimiro Pérez García (born 14 March 1959), commonly known as Pichi Lucas, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.

Pichi Lucas
Personal information
Full name Argimiro Pérez García
Date of birth (1959-03-14) 14 March 1959
Place of birth Camponaraya, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Rivadavia
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Gran Peña
1980–1990 Celta 246 (72)
1980–1981 → Córdoba (loan) 17 (7)
1990–1991 Ourense 37 (17)
1991–1995 Compostela 105 (30)
Total 405 (126)
Teams managed
1998 Compostela (interim)
2000 Compostela (interim)
2003–2004 Compostela
2005–2007 Ponferradina
2007–2008 Cartagena
2009–2010 Oviedo
2012–2013 Celta B
2016–2017 Jumilla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent most of his career with Celta, for which he appeared in 288 official games and scored 92 goals. His La Liga input consisted of 113 matches and 18 goals over six seasons, also representing in the competition Compostela.[1]

Lucas subsequently worked as a coach.

Playing career

Born in Camponaraya, Castile and León, Lucas' professional career was solely associated to two Galician clubs, RC Celta de Vigo and SD Compostela. After a loan to lowly Córdoba CF, he returned to the former for the 1981–82 season, scoring a career-best 26 goals in 37 games en route to a La Liga promotion.[2][3][4]

Lucas made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 5 September 1982, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Sevilla FC.[5] He netted his first goal in the competition twenty days later in a 2–2 home draw with RCD Español,[6] but only added another until the end of the campaign and his team was eventually relegated back; during his tenure with Celta, he experienced a further two promotions and relegations.[4]

In the summer of 1991, after one year in Segunda División B with neighbouring CD Ourense, Lucas signed for Compostela from Segunda División. He contributed with nine goals in 28 matches in his third season, as the club reached the top tier for the first time in its history.[7]

Lucas retired at the end of the 1994–95 campaign at the age of 36, after helping Compos retain their newfound status by scoring four times in only 14 appearances.

Coaching career

From 1998 to 2000, Lucas acted as interim manager at Compostela, being in charge for eight second level games combined and winning only two. He subsequently worked mainly in lower league football, helping SD Ponferradina reach division two in 2006, a first-ever for the club.[8]

Lucas was fired on 30 April 2007 after a 3–3 home draw against UD Vecindario (seven rounds remaining),[9] as the side went on to suffer relegation. In the following years he worked in the third tier, with FC Cartagena,[10] Real Oviedo,[11] Celta de Vigo B[12] and FC Jumilla.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of 13 May 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Compostela (interim) 26 October 1998 15 November 1998 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 033.33 [14]
Compostela (interim) 21 February 2000 27 March 2000 5 1 0 4 4 8 −4 020.00 [15]
Compostela 1 July 2003 5 January 2004 20 3 6 11 10 30 −20 015.00 [16]
Ponferradina 1 July 2005 30 April 2007 80 28 27 25 91 87 +4 035.00 [17]
Cartagena 10 December 2007 30 June 2008 22 8 8 6 24 20 +4 036.36 [18]
Oviedo 13 October 2009 7 November 2010 46 21 12 13 69 50 +19 045.65 [19]
Celta B 6 February 2012 30 June 2013 59 29 19 11 102 61 +41 049.15 [20]
Jumilla 14 June 2016 30 June 2017 38 12 12 14 32 37 −5 031.58 [21]
Total 273 103 86 84 338 297 +41 037.73 —

Honours

Club

Celta

Individual

References
  1. "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "5–1: El Celta acabó barriendo al Linares" [5–1: Celta finally swept Linares]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 September 1981. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "6–0: El campeón apabulló al colista" [6–0: Champions crushed bottom-placed]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1982. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ""Pichi" Lucas" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  5. Ríos, Ricardo (6 September 1982). "1–0: El Sevilla ganó a seis minutos del final" [6–0: Sevilla won it six minutes from time]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. Fanlo, Manuel (26 September 1982). "2–2: Noche de "meigas"" [2–2: Night of "meigas"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. García Solano, Manuel (2 June 1994). "El Compostela asciende al cielo de la Primera" [Compostela reach Primera heaven]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  8. Penadés, José Manuel (26 June 2006). "La Ponferradina hace historia en el Rico Pérez" [Ponferradina make history at the Rico Pérez]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. "La Ponferradina destituye a Pichi Lucas" [Ponferradina dismiss Pichi Lucas]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 April 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  10. Gracia, J. (4 February 2008). "Seria estocada a Pichi Lucas" [Serious blow to Pichi Lucas]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  11. "Pichi Lucas se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del Real Oviedo" [Pichi Lucas becomes new Real Oviedo coach]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 12 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  12. "Pichi Lucas llega al banquillo del Celta B" [Pichi Lucas arrives at Celta B bench]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  13. "El Jumilla ficha a Pichi Lucas como técnico" [Jumilla sign Pichi Lucas as manager]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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    "Tercera División (Grupo 1) 2012–13" [Tercera División (Group 1) 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2012–13" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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