Juan Carlos Ablanedo

Juan Carlos Ablanedo
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias
Date of birth 2 September 1963 (1963-09-02) (age 48)
Place of birth Mieres, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1982–1984 Sporting B
1983–1999 Sporting Gijón 401 (0)
National team
1981–1982 Spain U18 10 (0)
1984–1986 Spain U21 12 (0)
1986–1987 Spain U23 2 (0)
1986–1991 Spain 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ablanedo and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.

Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias (born 2 September 1963 in Mieres, Asturias) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Due to his above-average reflexes, he was nicknamed El gatu (cat), and represented local Sporting de Gijón for almost 20 years as a professional.

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Club career

During his career, Ablanedo played solely for Sporting de Gijón. A product of the team's famed youth system, Mareo, he received his first-team debut on 2 January 1983, as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win over RCD Español.

After two further appearances in the following season, Ablanedo became the Asturian side's undisputed starter, totalling 399 La Liga matches. In 1986–87, as Sporting finished fourth, he appeared in 42 contests (out of 44, as the league had a second stage for the top-six).

Ablanedo retired from football after 1998–99, with Sporting now in the second division. He also had some serious injuries during his career, playing in only two games in his last season, and none in 1991–92. He was awarded three Zamora Trophies (in 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1989–90).

International career

Ablanedo earned four caps for the Spain national football team, the first coming on 24 September 1986, in a 3–1 friendly win over Greece, in Gijón. He would be a backup in both the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Previously, Ablanedo helped the nation's U21s conquer the 1986 European Championship.

Honours

Spain U21
Individual

Personal

Ablanedo's older brother, José Luis (born 22 August 1962), is also a former footballer (centre back), having played in Sporting Gijón (1983–91 and 1992–94, with 175 matches and seven goals) and Español. He was often referred to as Ablanedo I.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ablanedo I at BDFutbol

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