Joaquín (footballer, born 1956)

Joaquín
Personal information
Full name	Joaquín Alonso González
Date of birth	9 June 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Oviedo, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Astur
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1976	Sporting Gijón B
1976–1992	Sporting Gijón
International career
1977	Spain U21
1979–1982	Spain U23
1979–1980	Spain amateur
1979–1988	Spain
1996–2002	Spain (beach)
Managerial career
2002–2019	Spain (beach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joaquín Alonso González (born 9 June 1956), known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Joaquín was born in Oviedo, Asturias. During his 16-year professional career, he played solely for Sporting de Gijón even though he was born in the city of neighbouring Real Oviedo. After 17 appearances and one goal in his debut season in La Liga he became an undisputed starter, going on to take part in a further 462 top-division games until June 1992 (644 overall),^[1]^[2] with a total of 65 goals.^[3]

In the 1986–87 campaign, as the team finished fourth, Joaquín scored eight times in 40 matches (third-best in the squad). He continued to feature prominently until the end of his career, retiring at the age of 36 with the most games played in the Spanish top flight, a record which stood for less than one year, however.^[4]^[5]

International career

Joaquín earned 18 caps and scored once for Spain, and was selected to the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad. His debut came on 14 November 1979 in a 1–3 friendly defeat against Denmark, in Cádiz.^[6]

In 1996, Joaquín began playing beach soccer for the Spanish national team. In January 2002 he was appointed their head coach,^[7]^[8] and stayed in the role for 17 years until he stepped down in November 2019.^[9]

Joaquín also served on the technical staff of the women's national team in the same sport.^[9]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 December 1986	Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–2	1–2	Euro 1988 qualifying^[10]

Honours

Segunda División: 1976–77^[11]

References

^ García, José Ángel (9 June 2016). ""Me siento orgulloso de lo que hice en el Sporting"" ["I am proud of what I did at Sporting"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ Rodríguez, José Ramón (13 October 2020). "Javi Fuego: "La ilusión permanece intacta como el primer día"" [Javi Fuego: "I have exactly the same hunger now as day one"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
^ "Joaquín, un líder más allá del campo" [Joaquín, leader beyond the field]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ Ribera Font, Josep María (27 June 1989). "El futbolista del año 88–89" [The 88–89 footballer of the year]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ Gendre, Marcos (23 November 2017). "Joaquín, el gran capitán" [Joaquín, the great captain] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (15 November 1979). "1–3: La selección, ridiculizada por Dinamarca" [1–3: The national team, ridiculed by Denmark]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ Sánchez, Guillermo (8 June 2019). "Joaquín Alonso: el vigilante de la playa" [Joaquín Alonso: the baywatcher]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "España también quiere el título mundial en fútbol playa" [Spain also want the world title in beach soccer]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Joaquin Alonso steps down as La Roja coach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (4 December 1986). "1–2: ¡Qué susto!" [1–2: What a scare!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ Rosety, Manuel. "Fiesta por un ascenso" [Party for a promotion]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

External links

Joaquín at BDFutbol
Sporting Gijón biography (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 July 2011)
Joaquín at National-Football-Teams.com
Joaquín – FIFA competition record (archived)
Joaquín at EU-Football.info

[1] García, José Ángel (9 June 2016). ""Me siento orgulloso de lo que hice en el Sporting"" ["I am proud of what I did at Sporting"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[2] Rodríguez, José Ramón (13 October 2020). "Javi Fuego: "La ilusión permanece intacta como el primer día"" [Javi Fuego: "I have exactly the same hunger now as day one"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[3] "Joaquín, un líder más allá del campo" [Joaquín, leader beyond the field]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[4] Ribera Font, Josep María (27 June 1989). "El futbolista del año 88–89" [The 88–89 footballer of the year]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[5] Gendre, Marcos (23 November 2017). "Joaquín, el gran capitán" [Joaquín, the great captain] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[6] Calvo, Juan Antonio (15 November 1979). "1–3: La selección, ridiculizada por Dinamarca" [1–3: The national team, ridiculed by Denmark]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[7] Sánchez, Guillermo (8 June 2019). "Joaquín Alonso: el vigilante de la playa" [Joaquín Alonso: the baywatcher]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[8] "España también quiere el título mundial en fútbol playa" [Spain also want the world title in beach soccer]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[BS-9] "Joaquin Alonso steps down as La Roja coach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

[10] Calvo, Juan Antonio (4 December 1986). "1–2: ¡Qué susto!" [1–2: What a scare!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[11] Rosety, Manuel. "Fiesta por un ascenso" [Party for a promotion]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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