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José Luis Giera

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Giera Tejuelo
Nationality	Spanish
Born	28 July 1985 (1985-07-28) (age 39)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	5-a-side football
Medal record Men's 5-a-side football Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2012 London Team

José Luis Giera Tejuelo (born 28 July 1985) is a 5-a-side football player from Spain.

Personal

Giera was born on 28 July 1985. He has a disability: he is blind and is a B1 type sportsperson. In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.

5-a-side football

Giera is affiliated with the DZ Alicante sport federation. He competed in the 2010 World Championships where he represented Spain. In August 2011, he was part of the Spanish team that competed in the Spanish organized International Futsal Friendly Tournament held in Madrid. The team played against Argentina, England, Turkey, and Italy. The Italian hosted European Championships was played in June 2012, and were the last major competition for him and his team prior to the start of the Paralympic Games. He was coached in the competition by Miguel Ángel Becerra, and participated in daily fitness activities to help with preparations for the Championship and Paralympic Games. On 7 June he took a medical test to clear participation in the Paralympic Games.

Giera played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1-0 following a penalty shootout. Giera took a shot but missed. The bronze medal game was watched by Infanta Elena and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee. In the team's opening game against Great Britain, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. He was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships. The team faced Russia, Greece and France in the group stage. His team went on to defeat France and finish first in the competition.

References

1. "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: José Luis Giera Tejuelo". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. ^ "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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13. "El equipo de fútbol-5 para ciegos empata con Gran Bretańa en su debut" (in Spanish). Paralimpiadaslondres.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
14. "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
15. "España peleará por las medallas en el Europeo para Ciegos" (in Spanish). Spain: Europa Press. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
16. "La selecciĂłn espaĂąola tratarĂĄ de recuperar el cetro continental en el Campeonato de Europa de FĂştbol 5 en categorĂa B1" (in Spanish). dxtadaptado.com. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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External links

• Jose Luis Giera Tejuelo at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jose Luis Giera Tejuelo at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)
• Jose Luis Giera on Twitter (in Spanish)

• 1985 births
• Living people
• Paralympic 5-a-side footballers for Spain
• Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain
• Paralympic medalists in football 5-a-side
• Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
• 5-a-side footballers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• 5-a-side footballers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics