Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1956)

Juan Carlos Pérez Frías (born 27 July 1956), known as Juan Carlos, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Frías.
Juan Carlos
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Pérez Frías
Date of birth (1956-07-27) 27 July 1956
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1974 Puerto Malagueño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 Atlético Malagueño
1976–1985 Málaga 227 (23)
1985–1986 Marbella
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in Madrid to hotel employee Pedro Pérez and his wife Isabel Frías, Juan Carlos and his ten siblings (eventually the couple fathered 12 children) moved with the family to Málaga at the age of 14.[2][3][4]

Club career

Nacho played for CD Málaga during nine professional seasons, achieving promotions to La Liga in 1979 and 1982.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 26 March 1977 in a 1–2 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo,[6] and scored his first goal the following weekend to help the hosts defeat Real Sociedad by the same scoreline.[7]

Having been relegated at the end of the 1984–85 campaign,[5] the 29-year-old Juan Carlos left the La Rosaleda Stadium. After retiring, he worked with his brother as the club's doctor.[8][9][10][4]

Personal life

Juan Carlo's brother and nephew, respectively José Ignacio and Ignacio, were also footballers. They too played for Málaga.[11][2]

References
  1. "Juan Carlos: Juan Carlos Pérez Frías". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Los Pérez Frías, una saga de futbolistas universitarios" [The Pérez Frías, a saga of college footballers] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Fallece Nacho Pérez Frías, ex jugador del Málaga" [Nacho Pérez Frías, former Málaga player, dies]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "Condolences for the death of Nacho Pérez Frías". Málaga CF. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. Moreno Campos, Álvaro (26 April 2018). "El Málaga, el club con más ascensos en España" [Málaga, the club with the most promotions in Spain] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "2–1: Manolo salvó al Celta en en último minuto" [2–1: Manolo saved Celta in the last minute]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 March 1977. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. "2–1: El Málaga se destapó ante la Real" [2–1: Málaga went crazy against Real]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 April 1977. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. "Médico del Málaga dice que lesión brasileño Rossato evoluciona favorablemente" [Málaga doctor says Brazilian Rossato's injury is making good progress]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. "Juankar, operado de una lesión muscular" [Juankar, surgery for muscular injury]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. "Una dedicatoria muy especial" [Quite special dedication] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. "Nacho, contra su familia" [Nacho, against his family] (in Spanish). Al Final de La Palmera. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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