1990–91 Sporting de Gijón season

The 1990–91 Sporting de Gijón season was the 29th season of the club in La Liga, the 15th consecutive after its last promotion.

Real Sporting

1990–91 season
Chairman	Plácido Rodríguez
Manager	Ciriaco Cano
Stadium	El Molinón
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	Milan Luhový (16)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Overview

After a tough start of season, where Carlos García Cuervo was sacked after twelve rounds, Ciriaco Cano took the helm of the team to end in the fifth position, qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the sixth time in the club's history.^[1]

In the Copa del Rey, the club was eliminated in the semifinals by Mallorca.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Ablanedo II — GK  ESP Diego — GK  ESP Isidro Fernández — DF  ESP Arturo — DF  ESP Ángel Alcázar — DF  ESP Pablo — DF  ESP Manolo Jiménez — DF  ESP Abelardo — DF  ESP Luis Sierra — DF  ESP Tati — DF  ESP José Díez Calleja — DF  ESP David Miner — DF  ESP Ablanedo I — MF  ESP Emilio

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TCH Milan Luhový — MF  ESP Francisco Javier Castaño — MF  ESP Joaquín — MF  ESP Juan Carlos — MF  ESP Óscar — MF  ESP Juanma — MF  BUL Georgi Yordanov — MF  ESP Torres — MF  SWE Joakim Nilsson — FW  ESP Luis Enrique — FW  ESP Javier Manjarín — FW  ESP Narciso — FW  ESP Monchu

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1990–91 La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W
Position	8	2	2	2	5	5	7	10	8	10	9	14	11	13	11	11	13	11	12	8	8	7	6	6	7	8	6	8	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Real Madrid	38	20	6	12	63	37	+26	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Osasuna	38	15	15	8	43	34	+9	45
5	Sporting Gijón	38	16	12	10	50	37	+13	44
6	Oviedo	38	13	16	9	36	35	+1	42
7	Valencia	38	15	10	13	44	40	+4	40

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored

Matches

Betis v Real Sporting

1 September 1990 1	Betis	0–1	Real Sporting	Seville
	Chano 41' Mel 61'	Summary	Juan Carlos 14' Arturo 76'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Pajares Paz

Real Sporting v Valladolid

9 September 1990 2	Real Sporting	4–0	Valladolid	Gijón
	Narciso 32' Yordanov 44' Luis Enrique 88' Arturo 89'	Summary	Patri  68'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Gómez López

Tenerife v Real Sporting

16 September 1990 3	Tenerife	0–0	Real Sporting	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
		Summary	Luis Enrique  71'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: Alfonso Álvarez

Real Sporting v Athletic Bilbao

23 September 1990 4	Real Sporting	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Gijón
	Ablanedo I 12' Manjarín 41' Óscar 51'	Summary	Loren 74'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valdés Sánchez

Osasuna v Real Sporting

30 September 1990 5	Osasuna	2–1	Real Sporting	Pamplona
	Sola 37' Martín Domínguez 74'	Summary	Luis Enrique 76'	Stadium: El Sadar Referee: García Prieto

Real Sporting v Real Burgos

7 October 1990 6	Real Sporting	0–0	Real Burgos	Gijón
		Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Martín Navarrete

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid

14 October 1990 7	Real Sporting	1–2	Atlético Madrid	Gijón
	Jiménez  69' Luhový 88'	Summary	Sabas 61' Rodax 68'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ansuategui Roca

Barcelona v Real Sporting

20 October 1990 8	Barcelona	2–1	Real Sporting	Barcelona
	Amor 9', 50' Koeman 54' (pen.)	Summary	Óscar 1' Luis Enrique 47'	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Merino González

Real Sporting v Castellón

28 October 1990 9	Real Sporting	1–0	Castellón	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 63'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jiménez Muñoz

Sevilla v Real Sporting

3 November 1990 10	Sevilla	1–0	Real Sporting	Seville
	Zamorano 6'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Sosa Saavedra

Real Sporting v Mallorca

18 November 1990 11	Real Sporting	1–1	Mallorca	Gijón
	Óscar 68' Yordanov  80'	Summary	Vulić 75' (pen.)	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García de Loza

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

25 November 1990 12	Zaragoza	4–0	Real Sporting	Zaragoza
	Pardeza 36', 62', 81' Mateuț 43'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Brito Arceo

Real Sporting v Cádiz

2 December 1990 13	Real Sporting	3–1	Cádiz	Gijón
	Juan José 32' (o.g.) Luhový 36', 50'	Report	José 80' (pen.)	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Taboada Soto

Real Sociedad v Real Sporting

9 December 1990 14	Real Sociedad	1–0	Real Sporting	San Sebastián
	Agirre 18'	Report		Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Carcelén García

Real Sporting v Logroñés

16 December 1990 15	Real Sporting	1–0	Logroñés	Gijón
	Luhový 74'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Soriano Aladrén

Oviedo v Real Sporting

30 December 1990 16	Oviedo	0–0	Real Sporting	Oviedo
	Carlos  89'	Summary	Óscar  69'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: López Nieto

Real Sporting v Real Madrid

6 January 1991 17	Real Sporting	0–2	Real Madrid	Gijón
		Report	Míchel 31' Butragueño 80'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Martín Navarrete

Español v Real Sporting

13 January 1991 18	Español	0–2	Real Sporting	Barcelona
		Summary	Luhový 53' Jiménez 89'	Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Paz García

Real Sporting v Valencia

20 January 1991 19	Real Sporting	1–1	Valencia	Gijón
	Luhový 30'	Summary	Cuxart 25'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Urío Velázquez

Real Sporting v Betis

27 January 1991 20	Real Sporting	4–0	Betis	Gijón
	Manjarín 24' Luhový 57' Juanma 63' Luis Enrique 70'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Gracia Redondo

Valladolid v Real Sporting

3 February 1991 21	Valladolid	0–0	Real Sporting	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Enríquez Negreira

Sporting de Gijón v Tenerife

10 February 1991 22	Sporting de Gijón	2–1	Tenerife	Gijón
	Luhový 9' Manjarín 34'	Summary	Quique Medina Rommel 89'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: González Lecue

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sporting

24 February 1991 23	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Real Sporting	Bilbao
	Loren 71'	Summary	Luis Enrique 72', 89'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Martín Navarrete

Real Sporting v Osasuna

3 March 1991 24	Real Sporting	1–1	Osasuna	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 32'	Summary	Ibáñez 25'  65'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García Aranda

Real Burgos v Real Sporting

10 March 1991 25	Real Burgos	1–1	Real Sporting	Burgos
	Ayúcar 30' Villena  39'	Summary	Manjarín 36'	Stadium: El Plantío Referee: Miró Pastor

Atlético Madrid v Real Sporting

17 March 1991 26	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Manolo 11', 22' (pen.) Juanito 74' Tomás  82'	Summary	Luis Enrique 45'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Brito Arceo

Real Sporting v Barcelona

24 March 1991 27	Real Sporting	1–0	Barcelona	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 32'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valdés Sánchez

Castellón v Real Sporting

31 March 1991 28	Castellón	3–2	Real Sporting	Castelló de la Plana
	Dobrovolski 5' Alcañiz 55' Javi 82'	Summary	Abelardo 4' Luhový 42'	Stadium: Castalia Referee: García Prieto

Real Sporting v Sevilla

6 April 1991 29	Real Sporting	2–0	Sevilla	Gijón
	Monchi 23' (o.g.) Manjarín 46'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rubio Valdivieso

Mallorca v Real Sporting

14 April 1991 30	Mallorca	1–1	Real Sporting	Palma
	Marcos 44'	Summary	Luhový 70'	Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Referee: Sosa Saavedra

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

21 April 1991 31	Real Sporting	1–0	Zaragoza	Gijón
	Luhový 71'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Andradas Asurmendi

Cádiz v Real Sporting

28 April 1991 32	Cádiz	1–1	Real Sporting	Cádiz
	Dertycia 74'	Summary	Luhový 23'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Referee: Socorro González

Real Sporting v Real Sociedad

5 May 1991 33	Real Sporting	2–1	Real Sociedad	Gijón
	Luhový 54' (pen.) Uría 83' (o.g.)	Summary	Uría 23'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Gómez Barril

Logroñés v Real Sporting

11 May 1991 34	Logroñés	1–2	Real Sporting	Logroño
	Aguilà 19' Sarabia  83'	Summary	Luhový 78' (pen.), 89'	Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee: Hernández Velázquez

Real Sporting v Oviedo

19 May 1991 35	Real Sporting	0–0	Oviedo	Gijón
		Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ramos Marcos

Real Madrid v Real Sporting

25 May 1991 36	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Butragueño 27', 37'	Summary	Luhový 57' Tati  74'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: López Nieto

Real Sporting v Espanyol

2 June 1991 37	Real Sporting	3–0	Espanyol	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 47', 73', 89'	Summary	Sergio Morgado  82'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Bello Blanco

Valencia v Real Sporting

9 June 1991 38	Valencia	0–1	Real Sporting	Valencia
		Summary	Luis Enrique 26'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Martín Navarrete

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1990–91 Copa del Rey

Matches

Pontevedra v Real Sporting

8 November 1990 Third round First leg	Pontevedra	3–3	Real Sporting	Pontevedra
	Herrera 62', 80' Rafa Sáez 85'	Report	Joaquín 53' Manjarín 64', 73'	Stadium: Pasarón Referee: Calvo Córdova

Real Sporting v Pontevedra

21 November 1990 Third round Second leg	Real Sporting	3–1 (6–4 agg.)	Pontevedra	Gijón
	Luhový 47' Óscar 53' Nilsson 65'	Report	Vicente 4'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valdés Sánchez

Cultural Durango v Real Sporting

13 December 1990 Fourth round First leg	Cultural Durango	1–2	Real Sporting	Durango
	Etxegoena 86' (pen.)	Report	Narciso 41', 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Tabira Referee: Rubio Valdivieso

Real Sporting v Cultural Durango

2 January 1991 Fourth round Second leg	Real Sporting	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Cultural Durango	Gijón
	Narciso 85'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Urío Velázquez

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

9 January 1991 Fifth round First leg	Zaragoza	1–1	Real Sporting	Zaragoza
	Higuera 2'	Report	Narciso 90'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Alfonso Álvarez

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

23 January 1991 Fifth round Second leg	Real Sporting	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Zaragoza	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 60'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Urízar Azpitarte

Real Sociedad v Real Sporting

6 February 1991 Round of 16 First leg	Real Sociedad	1–1	Real Sporting	San Sebastián
	Abelardo 32' (o.g.)	Report	Abelardo 89'	Stadium: Atocha Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Calvo Córdova

Real Sporting v Real Sociedad

27 February 1991 Round of 16 Second leg	Real Sporting	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Gijón
	Luhový 63'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Marín López

Logroñés v Real Sporting

12 June 1991 Quarterfinals First leg	Logroñés	2–0	Real Sporting	Logroño
21:00	José María 56' Aguilá 90'	Report		Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Enríquez Negreira

Real Sporting v Logroñés

16 June 1991 Quarterfinals Second leg	Real Sporting	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Logroñés	Gijón
	Luis Enrique 15', 118' Alcázar 80'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Urío Velázquez

Real Sporting v Mallorca

19 June 1991 Semifinals First leg	Real Sporting	0–1	Mallorca	Gijón
21:00		Report	Nader 33'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pérez Sánchez

Mallorca v Real Sporting

23 June 1991 Semifinals Second leg	Mallorca	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Real Sporting	Palma
	Cervera 90'	Report		Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Brito Arceo

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Ablanedo II	40	0	32+0	0	8+0	0
	GK	ESP	Diego	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ESP	Isidro Fernández	5	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	ESP	Arturo	37	2	22+5	2	10+0	0
	DF	ESP	Ángel Alcázar	16	1	3+7	0	4+2	1
	DF	ESP	Pablo	23	0	10+6	0	5+2	0
	DF	ESP	Manolo Jiménez	44	1	32+3	1	9+0	0
	DF	ESP	Abelardo	48	2	38+0	1	10+0	1
	DF	ESP	Luis Sierra	28	0	22+0	0	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	Tati	31	0	21+1	0	8+1	0
	DF	ESP	José Díez Calleja	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	David Miner	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	Ablanedo I	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Emilio	20	0	7+3	0	8+2	0
	MF	TCH	Milan Luhový	39	18	28+3	16	8+0	2
	MF	ESP	Francisco Javier Castaño	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	ESP	Joaquín	40	1	32+0	0	7+1	1
	MF	ESP	Juan Carlos	39	1	31+3	1	5+0	0
	MF	ESP	Óscar	39	4	28+1	3	9+1	1
	MF	ESP	Juanma	23	1	9+8	1	2+4	0
	MF	BUL	Georgi Yordanov	32	1	19+7	1	5+1	0
	MF	ESP	Torres	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SWE	Joakim Nilsson	29	1	19+4	0	2+4	1
	FW	ESP	Luis Enrique	44	17	27+8	14	7+2	3
	FW	ESP	Javier Manjarín	37	7	21+10	5	6+0	2
	FW	ESP	Narciso	14	5	6+4	1	4+0	4
	FW	ESP	Monchu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0