Juanito (footballer, born 1961)
Spanish footballer
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Juan Antonio Felipe Gallego (born 24 August 1961), known as Juanito, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Antonio Felipe Gallego[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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