Juan José Jiménez Collar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Jiménez Collar | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Regina Pacis | |||
| Cádiz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1977 | Cádiz B | ||
| 1977–1982 | Cádiz | 107 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | → Jerez Industrial (loan) | ||
| 1982–1985 | Real Madrid | 49 | (0) |
| 1985–1991 | Cádiz | 151 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1983 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1981 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan José Jiménez Collar (born 29 July 1957), known as Juan José, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.
Nicknamed Sandokan,[1] due to striking similarities with the fictional character, he is mainly associated with Cádiz CF, but also played three years for Real Madrid, appearing in 233 La Liga matches in exactly 10 seasons.
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[edit] Football career
Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Juan José started his professional career with hometown's Cádiz CF, then in the second division. In 1982, he moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid,[2] being relatively used during three seasons – in his last, his only two pieces of silverware arrived, but he had already lost his starting job to youngster Chendo.
Juan José closed out his career with his first team, helping the Andalusians to six consecutive topflight seasons, with the player averaging 25 games per campaign. He retired at 34.
Juan José played four times for Spain, all coming in matches for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers, where the nation eventually finished runner-up, although he did not make the final cut. He was the first Cádiz player to ever be called by the national team.
[edit] Honours
- Real Madrid
- UEFA Cup: 1984–85
- Spanish League Cup: 1984–85
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1982–83
[edit] Post-retirement
After retiring, due to economic problems, Juan José was forced to return to active, working for several years in a shipyard, amongst other jobs.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Del Bernabéu a los astilleros: Sandokán y el drama de colgar las botas (From the Bernabéu to the shipyards: Sandokan and the drama of hanging up your boots); El Confidencial, 1 May 2010 (Spanish)
- ^ El Real Madrid fichó al lateral gaditano Juan José (Real Madrid signed Gaditano Juan José); El País, 26 January 1982 (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Cádiz CF archives (Spanish)
- Stats at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
- Juan José at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Cadiz
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- Cádiz CF footballers
- Jerez Industrial CF players
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Spain under-23 international footballers
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spain B international footballers
- Spain international footballers
