Juan José Jiménez Collar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Jiménez Collar | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Regina Pacis | |||
| Cádiz | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Cádiz B | ||
| 1977–1982 | Cádiz | 107 | (2) |
| 1977–1978 | → Jerez Industrial (loan) | ||
| 1982–1985 | Real Madrid | 49 | (0) |
| 1985–1991 | Cádiz | 151 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1983 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1981 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Juan José Jiménez Collar (born 29 July 1957), known as Juan José, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.
Nicknamed Sandokan[1] due to striking similarities with the fictional character, he was mainly associated with Cádiz, but also played three years for Real Madrid, appearing in 233 La Liga games in exactly ten seasons.
Club career
Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Juan José started his professional career with hometown's Cádiz CF, in the second division. In 1982 he moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid,[2] being relatively used during three seasons – in his last his only two pieces of silverware arrived, but he had already lost his starting job to youngster Chendo.
Juan José closed out his career with his first team, helping the Andalusians to six consecutive top flight campaigns,[3] with the player averaging 25 games per year. He retired at the age of 34.
International career
Juan José played four times for Spain, all coming in matches for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers where the nation eventually finished runner-up, although he did not make the final cut. He was the first Cádiz player to ever be called by the national team.[4]
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]
Honours
- Real Madrid
- UEFA Cup: 1984–85
- Copa de la Liga: 1984–85
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1982–83
References
- 1 2 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 your boots); El Confidencial, 1 May 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Real Madrid fichó al lateral gaditano Juan José (Real Madrid signed gaditano fullback Juan José); El País, 26 January 1982 (Spanish)
- ↑ "El Cádiz consuma el milagro" [Cádiz works miracle] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 June 1991. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ "1–0: Pobre resultado para la nueva selección" [1–0: Poor result for the new national team] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 October 1982. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
External links
- Juan José profile at BDFutbol
- Cádiz CF archives (Spanish)
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
- Juan José at National-Football-Teams.com
- Spain stats at Eu-Football