Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Díaz Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | ||
Date of death | 3 April 2013 | (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.
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. [1] He made his La Liga debut on 19 March, starting in a 1–0 away win against Athletic Bilbao. [2]
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. [3] He appeared in three UEFA Cup matches during his spell, netting against OGC Nice in the 1973–74 edition. [4]
In 1975, in another winter transfer window move, Juanito joined fellow league team Hércules CF for three years. [5] In the 1976 summer, however, he moved to UD Salamanca, [6] 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) [7] and Real Madrid (1–1 home draw, on 16 March 1980). [8]
Juanito retired in 1983 at the age of 34, after one-year spells with Tenerife and amateurs CD Mensajero. [9]
Juanito lost a son whilst a player of Hércules, aged only 15. He himself died on 3 April 2013 in his hometown, at 64. [10] [11]
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