Juan José (footballer, born 1957)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Collar.

Juan José Jiménez Collar (born 29 July 1957), known as Juan José, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back.

Juan José

Personal information
Full name	Juan José Jiménez Collar
Date of birth	(1957-07-29) 29 July 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Cádiz, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Regina Pacis
	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1977	Cádiz B
1977–1982	Cádiz	108	(2)
1977–1978	→ Jerez Industrial (loan)
1982–1985	Real Madrid	49	(0)
1985–1991	Cádiz	152	(0)
International career
1982	Spain U23	1	(0)
1983	Spain amateur	2	(0)
1981	Spain B	1	(0)
1982–1983	Spain	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicknamed Sandokan due to striking similarities with the fictional character,^[1] he was mainly associated with Cádiz, but also spent three years with Real Madrid, appearing in 231 La Liga games in exactly ten seasons.

Club career

Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Juan José started his professional career with hometown club Cádiz CF, in the Segunda División. In 1982 he signed with La Liga giants Real Madrid,^[2] being relatively used over three seasons; his only piece of silverware arrived in his last, but he had already lost his starting job to youngster Chendo.^[3]

Juan José closed out his career with his first team, helping the Andalusians to six consecutive top-flight campaigns,^[4] with the player averaging 25 games per year. He retired at the age of 34.^[5]

International career

Juan José played four times for Spain, all coming in matches for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers where the side eventually finished runners-up, although he did not make the final cut.^[6][5] He was the first Cádiz player to ever be called by the national team.^[7]

Post-retirement

After retiring, Juan José was forced to return to active due to economic problems, working for several years in a shipyard amongst other jobs.^[1] In June 1993, he was arrested for his alleged participation in a cocaine distribution network.^[8]

Honours

Real Madrid

• Copa de la Liga: 1985^[5]
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1982–83^[9]