Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1945)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Pérez López | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
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Place of death | Santander, Spain | ||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Toluca | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1966 | Rayo Cantabria | ||
1965–1966 | → Gimnástica (loan) | ||
1966–1968 | Racing Santander | 34 | (3) |
1968–1975 | Barcelona | 163 | (18) |
1975–1978 | Racing Santander | 75 | (5) |
Total | 267 | (26) | |
International career | |||
1973–1974 | Spain | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Carlos Pérez López (14 February 1945 – 16 January 2012), known as Juan Carlos, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
His 14-year professional career was closely associated with Racing de Santander and FC Barcelona, having captained both clubs and appeared in 238 La Liga games over the course of ten seasons (23 goals scored).
Club career
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Juan Carlos started his professional career with local Racing de Santander, after being promoted from its reserve side, Rayo Cantabria, in early 1966. He played two full seasons with the team, being relegated from Segunda División in 1968.
In the following off-season, however, Carlos signed with La Liga powerhouse FC Barcelona, making his debut in the competition on 24 November 1968 in a 1–0 home win against RCD Español[1] but only amassing 19 league appearances in his first two campaigns combined (four goals), mainly due to injuries.
Subsequently he became a first-team regular, also managing to be captain of a team which also included Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens and Carles Rexach. In 1973–74 he won the national championship – his second major trophy with the Catalans – contributing with a career-best seven goals in 34 games, including the fourth in a 5–0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium over Real Madrid.[2][3]
In the 1975 summer Juan Carlos returned to his previous club, now in the top division, playing a further three seasons. On 7 May 1978 he appeared in his last game, scoring in a 1–0 win against Sporting de Gijón which certified Racing's permanence in the category.[4]
International career
Juan Carlos gained two caps for Spain, over a three-month period. His debut arrived on 24 November 1973 in a friendly with West Germany, playing 45 minutes in the 1–2 loss in Stuttgart.[5]
Death
Juan Carlos died on 16 January 2012 at the age of 66, in his hometown of Santander, after a long battle with illness.[4][6]
References
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External links
- Juan Carlos profile at BDFutbol
- National team data (Spanish)
- Juan Carlos at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1945 births
- 2012 deaths
- Sportspeople from Santander, Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Cantabrian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers
- Racing de Santander players
- FC Barcelona players
- Spain international footballers