Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Díaz Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | (1948-10-06)6 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
Date of death | 3 April 2013(2013-04-03) (aged 64) | ||
Place of death | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1972 | Tenerife | 24 | (4) |
1972–1975 | Barcelona | 43 | (5) |
1975–1976 | Hércules | 30 | (3) |
1976–1981 | Salamanca | 114 | (25) |
1981–1982 | Tenerife | 4 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Mensajero | ||
Total | 215 | (37) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Díaz Sánchez (6 October 1948 – 3 April 2013), commonly known as Juanito, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Juanito started and finished his 11-year professional career with hometown's CD Tenerife. He played one season in Segunda División with the club, then signed with FC Barcelona in late February 1972. He made his La Liga debut on 19 March, starting in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao.
Juanito contributed with 17 games in the 1973–74 campaign as the Catalans won the national championship, scoring in a 3–0 home victory over UD Las Palmas on 6 January 1974. He appeared in three UEFA Cup matches during his spell, netting against OGC Nice in the 1973–74 edition.
In 1975, in another winter transfer window move, Juanito joined fellow league team Hércules CF for three years. In the 1976 summer, however, he moved to UD Salamanca, going on to compete a further five seasons in the top level; two of his league goals came against former side Barcelona (13 February 1977, 2–0 home win) and Real Madrid (1–1 home draw, on 16 March 1980).
Juanito retired in 1983 at the age of 34, after one-year spells with Tenerife and amateurs CD Mensajero.
Death
Juanito lost a son whilst a player of Hércules, aged only 15. He himself died on 3 April 2013 in his hometown, at 64.
Honours
Barcelona
References
- Casanovas, José María (26 February 1972). "Juanito firmará contrato el lunes" [Juanito to sign contract on Monday]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- Casanovas, José María (20 March 1972). "0–1: El Barcelona forjó su éxito en un brillante primer tiempo" [0–1: Barcelona forged success in brilliant first half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "3–0: El Barcelona cuajó su gran fútbol en el segundo tiempo" [3–0: Barcelona played great football in second half]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 January 1974. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "2–0: El Barcelona debió pasar la eliminatoria" [2–0: Barcelona should have gone through]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 October 1973. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- Tarín Alonso, M. (6 February 1975). "Juanito: "En el Barcelona me faltaron oportunidades"" [Juanito: "I did not have enough opportunities at Barcelona"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "La Primera División a examen" [First Division under the radar]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 August 1976. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- Ger, Pedro (14 February 1977). "2–0: Un Barcelona con muchos complejos" [2–0: Bashful Barcelona]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "1–1: Salamanca y Madrid se repartieron méritos y puntos" [1–1: Salamanca and Madrid shared merits and points]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1980. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Fallece a los 64 años el exjugador de Tenerife y Barcelona Juan Díaz 'Juanito'" [Former Tenerife and Barcelona player Juan Díaz 'Juanito' dies at the age of 64] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "El exbarcelonista Juan Díaz, Juanito, ha fallecido esta madrugada en Tenerife" [Former Barcelona player Juan Díaz, Juanito, has died this early morning in Tenerife]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- "Fallece Juanito ´El Vieja´" [Juanito ´El Vieja´ dies]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
External links
- Juanito at BDFutbol
- 1948 births
- 2013 deaths
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- CD Tenerife players
- FC Barcelona players
- Hércules CF players
- UD Salamanca players
- CD Mensajero players
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen