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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sol and the second or maternal family name is Oria.

Juan Sol

Personal information
Full name	Juan Cruz Sol Oria
Date of birth	(1947-09-13)13 September 1947
Place of birth	Elgoibar, Spain
Date of death	10 November 2020(2020-11-10) (aged 73)
Place of death	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
	Elgoibar
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1975	Valencia	229	(14)
1975–1979	Real Madrid	110	(0)
1979–1981	Valencia	8	(0)
Total		347	(14)
International career
1966	Spain U18	6	(0)
1969–1970	Spain U23	3	(0)
1970–1976	Spain	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (13 September 1947 – 10 November 2020) was a Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.

International career

He played 28 matches for Spain national football team, and scored 1 goal.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 February 1973	La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	Greece	2–1	3–1	1974 World Cup qualification

Honours

Valencia

• 1 Spanish League: 1970–71
• 1 Spanish Cup: 1966–67
• 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1979–80
• 1 UEFA Super Cup: 1980

Real Madrid

• 3 Spanish League: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79

Death

Sol died on 10 November 2020 at the age of 73.

External links

• Juan Sol at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Spanish)
• Juan Sol at National-Football-Teams.com
• Valencia CF biography Archived 2020-11-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Juan Sol – FIFA competition record (archived)