Juan José (footballer, born 1957)

Juan José Jiménez Collar (born 29 July 1957), known as Juan José, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Collar.
Juan José
Personal information
Full name Juan José Jiménez Collar
Date of birth (1957-07-29) 29 July 1957
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Regina Pacis
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Cádiz B
1977–1982 Cádiz 108 (2)
1977–1978 → Jerez Industrial (loan)
1982–1985 Real Madrid 49 (0)
1985–1991 Cádiz 152 (0)
International career
1982 Spain U23 1 (0)
1983 Spain amateur 2 (0)
1981 Spain B 1 (0)
1982–1983 Spain 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicknamed Sandokan due to striking similarities with the fictional character,[1] he was mainly associated with Cádiz, but also spent three years with Real Madrid, appearing in 231 La Liga games in exactly ten seasons.

Club career

Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Juan José started his professional career with hometown club Cádiz CF, in the second division. In 1982 he signed with La Liga giants Real Madrid,[2] being relatively used over three seasons; his only piece of silverware arrived in his last, but he had already lost his starting job to youngster Chendo.[3]

Juan José closed out his career with his first team, helping the Andalusians to six consecutive top-flight campaigns,[4] with the player averaging 25 games per year. He retired at the age of 34.[5]

International career

Juan José played four times for Spain, all coming in matches for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers where the side eventually finished runners-up, although he did not make the final cut.[6][5] He was the first Cádiz player to ever be called by the national team.[7]

Post-retirement

After retiring, Juan José was forced to return to active due to economic problems, working for several years in a shipyard amongst other jobs.[1] In June 1993, he was arrested for his alleged participation in a cocaine distribution network.[8]

Honours

Real Madrid

References
  1. Camino, Carlos (1 May 2010). "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 one's boots]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "El Real Madrid fichó al lateral gaditano Juan José" [Real Madrid signed gaditano fullback Juan José]. El País (in Spanish). 26 January 1982. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. "Miguel Porlán Noguera 'Chendo'" (in Spanish). Región de Murcia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. Román, Rogelio (20 June 1991). "El Cádiz consuma el milagro" [Cádiz work miracle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. Benítez, Alberto (16 September 2011). "La historia de Juan José brilla más de lo que cuenta 'Cheers'" [The story of Juan José shines more than what 'Cheers' tells us]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. Rovira, Ramón (28 October 1982). "1–0: Pobre resultado para la nueva selección" [1–0: Poor result for the new national team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. Casado, Edu (29 May 2009). "Qué fue de… Juan José" [What happened to… Juan José]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. Yélamo, Antonio (10 June 1993). "Juan José, y [sic] ex futbolista del Cádiz y del Madrid, detenido por presunto tráfico de droga" [Juan José, former Cádiz and Madrid footballer, arrested for alleged drug traffic]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. Aitken, Mike (11 May 2013). "Aberdeen's Cup-Winners' Cup glory in Gothenburg". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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