Juan García Díaz

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

Juanín
Personal information
Full name Juan García Díaz
Date of birth (1940-05-22)22 May 1940
Place of birth Nerva, Spain
Date of death 26 March 2013(2013-03-26) (aged 72)
Place of death Córdoba, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1955–1957 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Betis B
1959–1960 Extremadura
1960–1970 Córdoba 216 (49)
1970–1971 Calvo Sotelo 15 (0)
Total 231 (49)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  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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