Juanito (footballer, born 1961)

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Juanito
Personal information
Full name Juan Antonio Felipe Gallego [1]
Date of birth (1961-08-24) 24 August 1961 (age 62) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total312(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.

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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

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
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