José Amavisca
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | José Emilio Amavisca Gárate | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 June 1971 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Laredo , Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
second striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Laredo | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1988–1989 | Laredo | |||||||||||||
1989–1994 | Valladolid | 74 | (15) | |||||||||||
1991–1992 | → Lleida (loan) | 37 | (14) | |||||||||||
1994–1998 | Real Madrid | 113 | (13) | |||||||||||
1999–2001 | Racing Santander | 84 | (10) | |||||||||||
2001–2004 | Deportivo La Coruña | 51 | (3) | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | Espanyol | 22 | (2) | |||||||||||
Total | 381 | (57) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Spain U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
1991–1992 | Spain U21 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
1992 | Spain U23 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
1994–1997 | Spain | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Emilio Amavisca Gárate (born 19 June 1971) is a Spanish retired professional
He was best known for his Real Madrid stint but played for five other clubs, amassing 381 matches and 57 goals in both major levels of Spanish football during 16 seasons (307 games and 34 goals in La Liga alone).
A Spanish international in the 1990s, Amavisca represented the country at Euro 1996.
Club career
Born in
Amavisca's importance with the Merengues would gradually lessen in the subsequent years, however. In January 1999 he joined fellow league club Racing de Santander, thus returning to his native region and instantly became an essential member of the side, although his seven league goals in the 2000–01 campaign were not enough to avoid relegation.[2]
Subsequently, Amavisca moved to
, aged 34.International career
After making his Spain debut on 7 September 1994, in an UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier against Cyprus (90 minutes, 2–1 away win),[4] Amavisca appeared in the tournament's final stages, playing four matches in an eventual quarter-final exit. Due to having fallen out of favour at Real Madrid, he was overlooked for the squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Previously, Amavisca won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[5][6]
Career statistics
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 April 1995 | Hrazdan, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 0–1 | 0–2 | Euro 1996 qualifying[7] |
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1994–95, 1996–97
- Supercopa de España: 1997
- UEFA Champions League: 1997–98
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998
Deportivo
Laredo
Spain U23
Individual
References
- ^ Frías, Manuel (24 November 1994). "De la A a la Z, el alfabeto del gol blanco" [From A to Z, the alphabet of the white goal]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ a b Hermida, Xosé (22 August 2001). "La segunda vida de Amavisca" [The second life of Amavisca]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Megía-Vilareal, Óscar (3 October 2003). "La opción de Amavisca gana fuerza como recambio a Calleja" [Amavisca option growing stronger as Calleja's replacement]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ Archs, Jordi (8 September 1994). "Chipre hace sufrir a España" [Cyprus make Spain suffer]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Gallego, Jesús (27 April 1995). "Amavisca se estrena" [Amavisca gets his first]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
- José Amavisca at BDFutbol
- José Amavisca at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Amavisca – FIFA competition record (archived)
- José Amavisca at EU-Football.info