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José Antonio Camacho
Spanish footballer (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Antonio Camacho Alfaro (Spanish pronunciation: [xose anˈtonjo kaˈmatʃo]; born 8 June 1955) is a Spanish former football left-back and manager.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | José Antonio Camacho Alfaro | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1955-06-08) 8 June 1955 (age 69) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cieza, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Albacete | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1972–1973 | Albacete | |||||||||||||
1973–1974 | Castilla | |||||||||||||
1974–1989 | Real Madrid | 414 | (9) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1973 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
1975–1976 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
1975–1988 | Spain | 81 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Real Madrid (assistant) | |||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Rayo Vallecano | |||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
1998 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
1998–2002 | Spain | |||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Benfica | |||||||||||||
2004 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Benfica | |||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Osasuna | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | China | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Gabon | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He spent 15 professional years at Real Madrid, appearing in more than 500 official matches with the team and helping win 19 major titles, including nine La Liga championships. Subsequently, he embarked in a lengthy manager career, which included two very brief spells with his main club.
Camacho earned more than 80 caps with Spain, representing the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships. He also managed the national team for four years, taking them to the quarter-finals in the 2002 World Cup.