Juan JUANITO

Juan JUANITO - Spain - 1982 & 1978 World Cup. FIFA Campeonato Mundial.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 05 July 1982

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 10 November 1954
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Fuengirola, Spain. Died 2nd April 1992 (Aged 37).
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Spain
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Juan JUANITO - Spain - 1982 & 1978 World Cup. FIFA Campeonato Mundial.

Juan Juanito is pictured above playing for Spain against Northern Ireland in Valencia

during the 1982 World Cup Finals.

 

1978

ESPAÑA 0:0 BRASIL 07.06.78 Mar del Plata, Estadio Mar del Plata (40000)
Alonso Miguel Angel, Martinez Marcelino, Migueli (51 Biosca), Uria (79 Guzman), Olmo, San José, Asensi, Cardenosa, Eugenio Leal,

[Juan Juanito], Carlos Santillana
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ESPAÑA 1:0 SUECIA (0:0) 11.06.78 Buenos Aires, Estadio José Amalfitani (48000)
Alonso Miguel Angel, Martinez Marcelino, Biosca, Uria, Olmo (46 José Pirri), San José, Asensi (c), Cardenosa, Eugenio Leal, [Juan Juanito],

Carlos Santillana

 

 1982

ESPAÑA 1:1 HONDURAS (1:0)   16.06.82 Valencia, Estadio Luis Casanova (50000)

Luis Arconada (c), José Camacho, Miguel Tendillo, Jose Alexanco, Rafael Gordillo, Alonso Joaquin (46 José Sanchez), Miguel Alonso, Jesus Zamora,

Juan Juanito (46 Enrique Saura), Jesus Satrustegui, Lopez Ufarte

.
ESPAÑA 2:1 YUGOSLAVIA (1:1)   20.06.82 Valencia, Estadio Luis Casanova (48000)

Luis Arconada (c), José Camacho, Miguel Tendillo, Jose Alexanco, Rafael Gordillo, José Sanchez (62 Enrique Saura), Miguel Alonso, [Jesus Zamora],

Juan Juanito, Jesus Satrustegui (62 Enrique Quini), Lopez Ufarte

 

ESPAÑA 0:1 IRLANDA NORTENO (0:0)   25.06.82 Valencia, Estadio Luis Casanova (49500)
Luis Arconada (c), [José Camacho], Miguel Tendillo, Jose Alexanco, Rafael Gordillo, José Sanchez, Miguel Alonso, Enrique Saura, Juan Juanito,

Jesus Satrustegui (48 Enrique Quini), Lopez Ufarte (78 Ricardo Gallego)

 

ESPAÑA 1:2 ALEMANIA (0:0)     02.07.82 Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (90000)

Luis Arconada (c), Santiago Urquiaga, Miguel Tendillo, Jose Alexanco, Rafael Gordillo, José Camacho, Miguel Alonso, Jesus Zamora,

Juan Juanito (46 Lopez Ufarte), Enrique Quini (65 José Sanchez), Carlos Santillana.

 

Juan Juanito was killed in a road accident on April 2nd 1992 as he was travelling from Madrid to Merida following a match at Real Madrid

against Torino. He was at the time the coach of Merida.  Since then his memory has been commemorated among the Real Madrid fans

at Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where his name is chanted at the 7-minute mark of each game.  He wore number 7 at Real Madrid.

They  chant "Illa, illa, illa, Juanito Maravilla" (Marvelous Juanito).

 

Juanito was a Real Madrid player from 1977 to 1987. He played 401 official games, scored  153 goals and won 2 UEFA Cups, 5 Spanish

League Championships, 2 Copas del Rey, 1 League Cup Final and the Top Scorer Trophy for the 1983-84 season.