Andrés Junquera

Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera (23 April 1946 – 6 May 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zapico and the second or maternal family name is Junquera.
Andrés Junquera
Junquera in 1971
Personal information
Full name Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera[1]
Date of birth (1946-04-23)23 April 1946
Place of birth La Felguera, Spain
Date of death 6 May 2019(2019-05-06) (aged 73)
Place of death Riaño, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Nava
1961–1963 Cruz Blanca Felguerina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Langreo 28 (0)
1966–1975 Real Madrid 56 (0)
1975–1978 Zaragoza 43 (0)
Total 127 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Junquera started his senior career with local club UP Langreo in Segunda División.[2][3] He signed with Real Madrid in 1966,[4] making his La Liga debut on 10 September 1967 in a 2–0 away win against Sevilla FC.[5]

During his spell at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Junquera won the national championship five times, adding three Copa del Generalísimo trophies and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 1967–68 season.[6] He added seven appearances in the UEFA European Cup.[7]

Junquera joined Real Zaragoza in the summer of 1975, being relegated to the second level in 1976–77 but winning promotion the following campaign.[8] He retired due to a meniscus injury in 1978, at the age of 32.[6]

Later life and death

After retiring from football, Junquera ran a hospitality business in Sama.[9][6]

The 73-year-old suffered a heart attack on 6 May 2019, being pronounced dead at the Valle del Nalón Hospital in Riaño, Langreo the same day.[6]

References
  1. "Junquera, Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. Herrero, Elena (13 August 2011). "Andrés Junquera: «Bernabeu era como un padre para nosotros»" [Andrés Junquera: «Bernabeu was like a father to us»]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Muere el asturiano Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid" [Death of Asturias own Andrés Junquera, historical Real Madrid goalkeeper]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "Fútbol | Real Madrid – Muere Andrés Junquera, exportero del Real Madrid con el que ganó cinco Ligas y tres Copas" [Football | Real Madrid – Death of Andrés Junquera, former Real Madrid goalkeeper with whom he won five Leagues and three Cups] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. De la Hera, Juan Manuel (11 September 1967). "El Madrid que se vio sorprendido por un conjunto bisoño, pero con garra impuso al final su clase" [Madrid surprised by inexperienced outfit, but made good on their class in the end through heart]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. Ortega, Javier (6 May 2019). "Muere Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid, tras sufrir un infarto" [Death of Andrés Junquera, historical Real Madrid goalkeeper, after suffering heart attack]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. "Muere a los 73 años Andrés Junquera, portero con Los Zaraguayos" [Death at the age of 73 of Andrés Junquera, goalkeeper for The Zaraguayans]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. "Junquera, un Zamora asturiano" [Junquera, an Asturian Zamora]. ABC (in Spanish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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