Spanish footballer (born 1963)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Ablanedo
and the second or maternal family name is
Iglesias
.
Juan Carlos Ablanedo
|
Full name
|
Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias
|
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Date of birth
|
(
1963-09-02
)
2 September 1963
(age 60)
|
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Place of birth
|
Mieres
, Spain
|
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Height
|
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
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Position(s)
|
Goalkeeper
|
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|
|
Sporting Gijon
|
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Years
|
Team
|
Apps
|
(
Gls
)
|
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1981?1984
|
Sporting Gijon B
|
94
|
(0)
|
---|
1983?1999
|
Sporting Gijon
|
401
|
(0)
|
---|
Total
|
|
495
|
(0)
|
---|
|
1981?1982
|
Spain U18
|
10
|
(0)
|
---|
1984?1986
|
Spain U21
|
12
|
(0)
|
---|
1986?1987
|
Spain U23
|
2
|
(0)
|
---|
1986?1991
|
Spain
|
4
|
(0)
|
---|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
|
Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias
(
Spanish pronunciation:
[xwaŋ
?ka?los
aβla?neðo]
;
[a]
born 2 September 1963) is a Spanish former
footballer
who played as a
goalkeeper
.
Due to his above-average reflexes, he was nicknamed
El gato
(cat), and represented local club
Sporting de Gijon
for almost 20 years as a professional.
[1]
[2]
Club career
[
edit
]
Ablanedo was born in
Mieres
,
Asturias
. He played solely for
Sporting de Gijon
after being a product of the club's famed youth system,
Mareo
, and received his first-team debut on 2 January 1983, as a second-half
substitute
in a 1?0 home win against
RCD Espanol
after Jose Aurelio Rivero was
sent off
.
[3]
After two further games
the following season
, Ablanedo became the
Asturian
side's undisputed starter, totalling 399 in
La Liga
.
[4]
In the
1986?87 campaign
, as Sporting finished fourth, he appeared in 42 matches (out of 44, as the league had a second stage).
Ablanedo retired from football after
1998?99
, with Sporting now in the
Segunda Division
.
[5]
He also had some serious injuries during his career, making only two appearances in his last season and none whatsoever in
1991?92
.
[6]
[7]
[8]
He was awarded the
Ricardo Zamora Trophy
three times.
[1]
[9]
International career
[
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]
Ablanedo earned four
caps
for
Spain
, the first coming on 24 September 1986 in a 3?1
friendly
victory over
Greece
in
Gijon
.
[10]
He was a backup at both the
1986
[11]
and
1990 FIFA World Cups
.
[12]
Previously, Ablanedo helped
the nation's under-21s
to conquer the
1986 European Championship
.
[13]
Personal life
[
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]
Ablanedo's older brother,
Jose Luis
, was also a footballer. A
defender
, he too played several top-tier seasons with Sporting, and they were hence known as
Ablanedo I
and
Ablanedo II
.
[14]
Honours
[
edit
]
Spain U21
Individual
See also
[
edit
]
Notes
[
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]
- ^
In isolation,
Juan
is pronounced
[xwan]
.
References
[
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]
- ^
a
b
Ablanedo, el portero mas seguro (Ablanedo, the safest goalkeeper)
;
El Pais
, 13 November 1985 (in Spanish)
- ^
Juan Carlos Ablanedo: palabras mayores (Juan Carlos Ablanedo: bigger words)
Archived
14 March 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
; Yo Jugue en el Sporting, 28 March 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^
1?0: Savic, en su debut, marco el gol del Sporting ante el Espanol (1?0: Savic, in his debut, scored Sporting's goal against Espanol)
;
ABC
, 3 January 1983 (in Spanish)
- ^
"Ex Sporting: Cuellar donara al club su trofeo Zamora del ascenso con Abelardo"
[Ex Sporting: Cuellar will donate Zamora trophy of the promotion with Abelardo to the club] (in Spanish).
La Voz de Asturias
. 24 March 2018
. Retrieved
5 April
2023
.
- ^
Ablanedo se despide (Ablanedo says goodbye)
;
Mundo Deportivo
, 18 June 1999 (in Spanish)
- ^
Ablanedo: Un mes y medio K.O. (Ablanedo: One month and a half out)
; Mundo Deportivo, 15 August 1987 (in Spanish)
- ^
Ablanedo, cinco meses K.O. (Ablanedo, five months out)
; Mundo Deportivo, 28 January 1989 (in Spanish)
- ^
El Sporting de Gijon se queda sin guardametas (Sporting de Gijon lose all goalkeepers)
; Mundo Deportivo, 1 May 1991 (in Spanish)
- ^
El portero mas seguro (The safest goalkeeper)
; Mundo Deportivo, 22 April 1985 (in Spanish)
- ^
3?1: Son los mismos, pero parecian dormidos (3?1: Same guys, they just looked asleep)
; Mundo Deportivo, 25 September 1986 (in Spanish)
- ^
"Del utillero falangista al positivo de Caldere: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios"
[From the
falangista
kit man to Caldere's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes] (in Spanish).
El Confidencial
. 21 May 2016
. Retrieved
28 September
2017
.
- ^
"Ochotorena abandona la seleccion y le sustituye Sambade"
[Ochotorena leaves national team and Sambade replaces him] (in Spanish).
Europa Press
. 11 February 2021
. Retrieved
5 April
2023
.
- ^
a
b
¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!)
; Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
- ^
a
b
Que fue de… Ablanedo (What happened to… Ablanedo)
;
20 minutos
, 20 June 2008 (in Spanish)
External links
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