José Antonio Camacho
Camacho in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Antonio Camacho Alfaro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Cieza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Gabon (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albacete | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Albacete | ||
| 1973–1974 | Castilla | ||
| 1974–1989 | Real Madrid | 414 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1973 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Spain amateur | 2 | (0) |
| 1975–1988 | Spain | 81 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1993 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1994–1996 | Espanyol | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sevilla | ||
| 1997–1998 | Espanyol | ||
| 1998 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1998–2002 | Spain | ||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | ||
| 2004 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2007–2008 | Benfica | ||
| 2008–2011 | Osasuna | ||
| 2011–2013 | China | ||
| 2016– | Gabon | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Antonio Camacho Alfaro (born 8 June 1955) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left back, and the current manager of Gabon.
He played for 15 professional years with Real Madrid, appearing in more than 500 official games with the team and helping it to 19 major titles, including nine La Liga championships. Subsequently he embarked in a lengthy manager career, which included two very brief spells with his main club.
Camacho gained more than 80 caps with Spain, representing it in two World Cups and as many European Championships. He also managed the national team during four years, taking it to the quarterfinals in the 2002 World Cup.
Camacho was born in Cieza, Murcia. After playing youth football at Albacete Balompié he moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid at age 18, being almost immediately cast into the first team and its starting XI, his debut being handed by manager Luis Molowny on 3 March 1974 as he played the full 90 minutes in a 01 away loss against CD Málaga.
During his spell with Real Madrid, Camacho appeared in nearly 600 official matches (414 in the league alone), forming a proficient left-wing partnership with Rafael Gordillo, who featured mainly as a midfielder. In January 1978 he suffered a serious injury in training, which put his career on hold for nearly two years, but returned strong, being instrumental as the capital side won consecutive UEFA Cups.
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