Juan Zambudio Velasco

Juan Velasco
Personal information
Full nameJuan Zambudio Velasco
Date of birth21 November 1921
Place of birthLa Alquería, Spain
Date of death21 January 2004 (aged 82)
Place of deathIgualada, Spain
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Mollet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1940–1942Mollet
1942–1956Barcelona168(0)
1955–1956Sabadell (loan)
1957–1958Mercantil
1958Sabadell
National team
1949Spain B1(0)
1944–1948Catalan XI2(0)
Teams managed
1958–1959Sabadell
1960Sabadell
1962–1963Hospitalet
1963–1964Europa
1964–1967Sants
1968Granollers
* 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 Zambudio and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.

Juan Zambudio Velasco, (born 21 November 1921 in La Alquería, Murcia - died 21 January 2004 in Igualada, Barcelona) was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He played for Mollet and FC Barcelona. He retired playing in CE Sabadell FC.

He was contracted by FC Barcelona in 1942, when he was 21. He used to play wearing a cap, because the winter matches were scheduled at 3 p.m., in order to use natural light. He was the official goalkeeper of FC Barcelona until he got injured in his eyes. When he was recovered, his place in the goal was strongly held by Antoni Ramallets, and he never got back to the main place.

In 1954 he left FC Barcelona to play in CE Sabadell FC, where he retired one season later. After retiring, he worked as the CE Sabadell FC coach.

He played with the Spanish B selection officially.

Honours

FC Barcelona

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