29 years without Juanito | Real Madrid CF

At present marks the twenty ninth anniversary of the passing of a Actual Madrid legend: Juan Gómez Juanito. On 2 April 1992, the previous madridista ace misplaced his life in a visitors accident when he was making his means again to Mérida after attending a conflict with Torino on the Santiago Bernabéu. He was simply 37 years previous on the time, and was head coach at Mérida.

Juanito was born on 10 November 1954 in Fuengirola (Málaga) and made historical past at Actual Madrid between 1977 and 1987. He made 401 appearances for our membership, scoring 121 targets and successful 2 UEFA Cups, 5 LaLiga titles, 2 Copas del Rey, 1 Copa de la Liga and 1 Pichichi Trophy.

Remembrance

Ever for the reason that fateful accident, madridismo has remembered him within the seventh minute of every recreation on the Santiago Bernabéu, chanting “Illa, illa, illa, Juanito maravilla”. Past the standard and starvation he displayed on the pitch, Juanito was additionally concerned in a few of the most unforgettable photos in madridista historical past, together with him leaping for pleasure following the comeback in opposition to Borussia Mönchengladbach within the 1985/86 UEFA Cup.