Juan Sabas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Sabas Huertas-Lorente | ||
| Date of birth | April 13, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Fátima | |||
| Montilla Villaverde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1986 | Tomelloso | ||
| 1986–1987 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1987–1989 | Pegaso | ||
| 1989–1990 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | (6) |
| 1990–1994 | Atlético Madrid | 63 | (9) |
| 1994–1997 | Betis | 70 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | Mérida | 64 | (16) |
| 1999–2001 | Albacete | 47 | (8) |
| 2001 | Balompédica Linense | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Hércules | 10 | (2) |
| 2001 | Ciudad de Murcia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pegaso | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Atlético Madrid (youth) | |||
| 2005–2006 | Ciudad de Murcia (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Levante (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Atlético Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Real Valladolid (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juan Sabas Huertas-Lorente (born 13 April 1967 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
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[edit] Football career
He started playing in Madrid teams of the Rayo Fátima and Montilla de Villaverde.[1] During his career, Sabas played for Club Deportivo Pegaso, Rayo Vallecano, Atlético Madrid (where he was used mainly as an offensive agitator, from the bench[2]) Real Betis, CP Mérida, Albacete Balompié, Real Balompédica Linense, Hércules, Ciudad de Murcia[3] and Pegaso, retiring at 35, with over 300 overall official games as a professional (196 in the first division, with 34 goals). He debuted in La Liga on September 3, 1989 in Real Zaragoza vs. Rayo Vallecano (3-0). CP Mérida paid for him 125 million pesetas in 1997. In Hércules coincided with Manolo Alfaro, a former teammate of his in the Atlético de Madrid.
Sabas returned to Atlético in early 2009, as part of former teammate Abel Resino's coaching staff.[2] He had already worked with that coach, in that capacity, at Ciudad de Murcia and Levante UD.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Player
- Atlético Madrid:
- Spanish Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92
- Ciudad de Murcia:
- Tercera División (XIII Group): 2000–01
[edit] References
- ^ Retorno a las filas del Pegaso (Return to the ranks of Pegaso); El País, 2 September 2001 (Spanish)
- ^ a b Sabas, el agitador (Sabas, the agitator); El País, 7 March 2009 (Spanish)
- ^ Los tumbos del 'vaquerito' (The tumbling of the 'cowherd'); El País, 11 June 2001 (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga footballers
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Real Betis footballers
- CP Mérida footballers
- Albacete Balompié footballers
- Real Balompédica Linense footballers
- Hércules CF footballers
- Ciudad de Murcia footballers
- Spanish football managers
