Juanín (footballer, born 1940)

Juanín
Personal information
Full name	Juan García Díaz
Date of birth	22 May 1940
Place of birth	Nerva, Spain
Date of death	26 March 2013 (aged 72)
Place of death	Córdoba, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1955–1957	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1959	Betis B
1959–1960	Extremadura
1960–1970	Córdoba
1970–1971	Calvo Sotelo
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan García Díaz, commonly known as Juanín (22 May 1940 – 26 March 2013), was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

Born in Nerva, Province of Huelva, Juanín played professionally for Córdoba CF and CD Calvo Sotelo, having previously represented Real Betis B and CF Extremadura in a senior career which lasted 14 years.

With Córdoba he spent one full decade, competing eight seasons in La Liga and appearing in nearly 300 official games. He scored the Andalusia club's first-ever goal in the top division, against Real Valladolid on 16 September 1962 (1–0 home win),^[1] and was part of the squad that reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey in 1967.

Later life and death / Personal

After retiring, Juanín continued working with Córdoba the club and the city: in the former capacity he acted as assistant coach and, in the latter, he opened its first football school in 1985.

Juanín died on 26 March 2013 at the age of 72, after a brain tumor.^[2] His older brother, Ramón, was also a footballer, who played three top level games with Sevilla FC.^[3]

References

^ "Fallece Juanín García, histórico jugador del Córdoba que marcó el primer gol del club en Primera" [Juanín García, historical Córdoba player who scored the club's first goal in Primera, dies] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Muere Juanín, considerado el mejor en la historia del Córdoba" [Juanín, considered the greatest in Córdoba history, dies] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ "Ramoncito". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links

Juanín at BDFutbol

[1] "Fallece Juanín García, histórico jugador del Córdoba que marcó el primer gol del club en Primera" [Juanín García, historical Córdoba player who scored the club's first goal in Primera, dies] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[2] "Muere Juanín, considerado el mejor en la historia del Córdoba" [Juanín, considered the greatest in Córdoba history, dies] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[3] "Ramoncito". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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