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Full name Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias
Date of birth (1963-09-02) 2 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Mieres, Spain
Height 1.77 m
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Sporting Gijón B 94 (0)
1983–1999 Sporting Gijón 401 (0)
Total 495 (0)
National team
1981–1982 Spain U18 10 (0)
1984–1986 Spain U21 12 (0)
1986–1987 Spain U23 2 (0)
1986–1991 Spain 4 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Juan Carlos Ablanedo Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos aβlaˈneðo]; 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.

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.

After two further games the following season, Ablanedo became the Asturian side's undisputed starter, totalling 399 in La Liga. 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 after 1998–99, with Sporting now in the Segunda División. He also had some serious injuries during his career, making only two appearances in his last season and none whatsoever in 1991–92. He was awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy three times.

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. He was a backup at both the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Previously, Ablanedo helped the nation's under-21s to conquer the 1986 European Championship.

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.

Honours

Spain U21

Individual

  • Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Juan Carlos Ablanedo para niños

  • List of one-club men
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