It was known this Thursday National football player Pepe Lemos passed away at the age of 61 Celtic Lemos, who defended the A team jersey for seven seasons between 1979 and 1986, later played in Valladolid for six seasons. reached international status Before retiring at Porriño Industrial. Uncle of current Celta Fortuna manager Claudio GiráldezLemos died of a long-standing illness surrounded by his loved ones.
José Lemos Rodríguez (Salvaterra de Miño 1962, Vigo 2023) trained in the youth ranks of Celta, whose first team he joined in 1979 when he was just 17 years old, which coincided with the team’s relegation to the Second Division B. He was one of the members of the team that managed to advance to the league with the help of Miroslav Pavic. First part in just two seasons. He played as a right back in Celta, but played very well on the left wing in Valladolid, where he was a defensive reference. He made his debut with Celta in the First League against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on 5 September 1982, when he was only 20 years old.
He is remembered as a strong side with great intensity who compensate for their technical limitations with impeccable attitude. His best moments were with the Valladolid team, where he gained international status, although he did not play any official matches with the Spanish team. Luis Suárez called him to the national team to play for Balaídos in memory of José Manuel Alvelo, but he did not have continuity afterwards.
Lemos played 170 matches in the First League and scored two goals., both with the pucelano set. Since he was under 23 years of age, he played intermittently for Celta and played in the senior category for only two seasons, making a total of 33 appearances. He left his mark in both Valladolid and Celta with his selfless attitude and intensity towards the game. After leaving the Pucelano team, Lemos played for Porriño Industrial for a while before hanging up his shoes.
His son David and nephew came to play for the Celta youth team Claudio Giraldez He has managed Celta Fortuna with remarkable success for the last three seasons.