Juan Carlos Ablanedo

Juan Carlos Ablanedo
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias
Date of birth (1963-09-02) 2 September 1963
Place of birthMieres, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
PositionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1984Sporting Gijón B 94 (0)
1983–1999Sporting Gijón 401 (0)
Total495(0)
International career
1981–1982Spain U18 10 (0)
1984–1986Spain U21 12 (0)
1986–1987Spain U23 2 (0)
1986–1991Spain 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation:[xwaŋˈkaɾlosaβlaˈneðo];[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 Gijón for almost 20 years as a professional.[1][2]

Club career

Ablanedo was born in Mieres, Asturias. He played solely for Sporting de Gijón 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 Español after José Aurelio Rivero was sent off.[3]

After two further games in 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 at the end of 1998–99, with Sporting now in the Segunda División.[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

Ablanedo earned four caps for Spain, the first coming on 24 September 1986 in a 3–1 friendly victory over Greece in Gijón.[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 win the 1986 European Championship.[13]

Personal life

Ablanedo's older brother, José 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

Spain U21

Individual

See also

Notes

  1. ^In isolation, Juan is pronounced [xwan].

References

  1. ^ abAblanedo, el portero más seguro (Ablanedo, the safest goalkeeper); El País, 13 November 1985 (in Spanish)
  2. ^Juan Carlos Ablanedo: palabras mayores (Juan Carlos Ablanedo: bigger words)Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Yo Jugué en el Sporting, 28 March 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^1–0: Savic, en su debut, marcó el gol del Sporting ante el Español (1–0: Savic, in his debut, scored Sporting's goal against Español); ABC, 3 January 1983 (in Spanish)
  4. ^"Ex Sporting: Cuéllar donará al club su trofeo Zamora del ascenso con Abelardo" [Ex Sporting: Cuéllar 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.
  5. ^Ablanedo se despide (Ablanedo says goodbye); Mundo Deportivo, 18 June 1999 (in Spanish)
  6. ^Ablanedo: Un mes y medio K.O. (Ablanedo: One month and a half out); Mundo Deportivo, 15 August 1987 (in Spanish)
  7. ^Ablanedo, cinco meses K.O. (Ablanedo, five months out); Mundo Deportivo, 28 January 1989 (in Spanish)
  8. ^El Sporting de Gijón se queda sin guardametas (Sporting de Gijón lose all goalkeepers); Mundo Deportivo, 1 May 1991 (in Spanish)
  9. ^El portero más seguro (The safest goalkeeper); Mundo Deportivo, 22 April 1985 (in Spanish)
  10. ^3–1: Son los mismos, pero parecían dormidos (3–1: Same guys, they just looked asleep); Mundo Deportivo, 25 September 1986 (in Spanish)
  11. ^"Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  12. ^"Ochotorena abandona la selección y le sustituye Sambade" [Ochotorena leaves national team and Sambade replaces him] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  13. ^ ab¡¡¡Campeones!!! (Champions!!!); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 1986 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ abQué fue de… Ablanedo (What happened to… Ablanedo); 20 minutos, 20 June 2008 (in Spanish)
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