Juan Carlos Arteche
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Arteche Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Maliaño, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 2010 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Racing Santander | 48 | (2) |
| 1975–1976 | → Gimnástica (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 1978–1989 | Atlético Madrid | 308 | (18) |
| Total | 381 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Spain | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Carlos Arteche Gómez (11 April 1957 – 13 October 2010) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.
A player of imposing physical presence with great aerial ability,[1] he spent 11 years of his professional career with Atlético Madrid, appearing in 421 competitive games for the club.[2]
Club career
Born in Maliaño, Cantabria, Arteche began playing professionally with local Racing de Santander after starting in basketball and tennis.[3] He made his debut in the 1976–77 season and appeared in 16 La Liga games as the club finished 15th, barely avoiding relegation.[4]
After one more year with Racing, Arteche signed for
After only two matches in 1988–89, mainly due to serious personal problems with elusive Atlético chairman Jesús Gil,[6] Arteche chose to retire at 32.[4]
International career
Arteche won four caps for Spain in three months, his debut coming against Romania on 12 November 1986 for the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifiers.[4] In his last appearance, he could not stop England's Gary Lineker from scoring all of the opposition's goals in the 4–2 friendly loss in Madrid.[7][8]
Death
After a long battle with blood cancer, Arteche died in Madrid on 13 October 2010. He was 53.[9]
Honours
Atlético Madrid
- Copa del Rey: 1984–85; Runner-up 1986–87[4]
- Supercopa de España: 1985[4]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86[5]
References
- ^ Arteche nació central (Arteche was born a stopper); El País, 13 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Artechenbauer', casta cántabra ('Artechenbauer', Cantabrian spunk); Mundo Deportivo, 27 October 2004 (in Spanish)
- ^ Arteche, la 'muralla' del Atlético de Madrid (Arteche, the 'wall' of Atlético de Madrid); El Diario Montañés, 13 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e Fallece a los 53 años el futbolista Juan Carlos Arteche (Death of footballer Juan Carlos Arteche at age 53); Público, 13 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b European Competitions 1985–86; at RSSSF
- ^ Arteche, Landáburu, Quique y Setién ganan a Gil en los juzgados, pero no juegan (Arteche, Landáburu, Quique and Setién win court battle with Gil, but do not play); El País, 2 December 1988 (in Spanish)
- ^ 2–4: Gary Lineker, al frente de la escuadra inglesa, hundió en el Bernabéu a la España de Miguel Muñoz (2–4: Gary Lineker, at the helm of the English side, sank Miguel Muñoz's Spain at the Bernabéu); ABC, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish)
- ^ A Lineker se le da bien el Bernabéu (Lineker sure likes the Bernabéu); El País, 19 February 1987 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece el futbolista Juan Carlos Arteche a causa de un cáncer (Footballer Juan Carlos Arteche dies due to cancer); El País, 13 October 2010 (in Spanish)
External links
- Juan Carlos Arteche at BDFutbol
- Juan Carlos Arteche at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Carlos Arteche at EU-Football.info