Juanito (footballer, born 1961)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Felipe and the second or maternal family name is Gallego.
Juanito
Personal information
Full name Juan Antonio Felipe Gallego[1]
Date of birth (1961-08-24) 24 August 1961 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Castilla 106 (0)
1982–1983 Real Madrid 1 (0)
1982–1983 → Oviedo (loan) 38 (0)
1984–1987 Oviedo 107 (4)
1987–1990 Rayo Vallecano 60 (7)
Total 312 (11)
International career
1981 Spain U19 2 (1)
1981–1982 Spain U21 4 (0)
1980 Spain U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Antonio Felipe Gallego (born 24 August 1961), known as Juanito, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Juanito was born in Madrid, being a product of Real Madrid CF's academy. He spent 10 of his 11 seasons as a senior in the Segunda División, starting with Castilla in 1979–80.[2]

On 11 April 1982, Juanito made his only competitive appearance with Real's first team, starting in a 2–1 away win against CD Castellón.[3] Previously, he had helped the reserves to reach the final of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey against the parent club, losing 6–1;[4] they thus qualified for the subsequent edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, where the player featured in the 3–1 first-round victory over West Ham United and retired at the hour mark with a patella fracture.[5]

Following a one-year loan at Real Oviedo, Juanito signed permanently with the Asturias side in summer 1984.[2] He joined fellow second-tier Rayo Vallecano for the 1987–88 campaign; during his tenure, he experienced both promotion and relegation, shared teams with the likes of Laurie Cunningham and Diego Maradona's brother Hugo and notably scored twice in a 3–3 draw with Castilla on 24 April 1988 (once in his own net).[2]

Juanito retired at the end of 1989–90 aged only 29 due to injuries, with Rayo having finished last.[2] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 24 September 1989, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw against Oviedo.[6]

International career

Juanito represented Spain at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in the Soviet Union, being eliminated at the end of the group stage with three matches and three draws.[7][8][9]

Honours

Castilla

References

  1. ^ a b c Juanito at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d Ballesteros, Mozart (22 March 2016). "El otro Juanito" [The other Juanito] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ Cabrera, A. (12 April 1982). "1–2: Ni unte un Segunda tiene suerte el Castellón" [1–2: Castellón are not even lucky against a Segunda side]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ Martín, Agustín (4 June 2020). "Un Castilla para la historia" [A Castilla for the ages]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "3–1 ¡Caray con en Castilla!" [3–1: Holy smoke with Castilla!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 September 1980. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ Alcalde, Jesús (25 September 1989). "1–1: Carlos "empató" al Rayo" [1–1: Carlos "drew" Rayo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ García Candau, Julian (26 July 1980). "El fútbol, una vergüenza olímpica" [Football, olympic shame]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ Braña, Mario D. (28 April 2008). "El fútbol también es así" [Football is also like this]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juanito". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. ^ Sánchez-Flor, Ulises (1 October 2022). ""Yo tenía valentía". La historia de Amancio, el nuevo presidente de honor del Real Madrid" ["I was brave". The story of Amancio, Real Madrid's new honorary president]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.