Career
Four years later he played all nine matches and scored at least five goals (not all scorers are known). After retiring from competitions in 1953 he worked in Barcelona, coaching both the Barcelona team and the Spanish national team From 1959 to 1962 he was the coach of the Dutch national team, which placed eighth at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
He also was active as a sports commentator, among other at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
He lived the last forty years of his life in Spain.