Sanjuán (footballer)

José Ignacio López Sanjuán (born 1 April 1940) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a current coach.

Sanjuán
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio López Sanjuán
Date of birth (1940-04-01) 1 April 1940
Place of birth Villaobispo de Otero, Spain
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Basconia 23 (0)
1962–1964 Valladolid 3 (0)
1964–1966 Langreo 19 (0)
1966–1967 Gimnàstic
Terrassa
Gimnàstic
Teams managed
Gimnàstic (assistant)
1973–1974 Vinaròs
1976 Gimnàstic
1977–1979 Lleida
1981–1983 Vinaròs
1983–1984 Tortosa
1985–1986 Cultural Leonesa
1988 Eldense
1989 Poli Almería
1989–1990 Burriana
1990–1992 Villarreal
1996–1997 Ponferradina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Sanjuán.

Playing career

Born in Villaobispo de Otero, León, Castile and León, Sanjuán made his senior debut with CD Basconia on 6 November 1960, starting in a 1–0 away win against Terrassa FC for the Segunda División championship.[1]

In the 1962 Sanjuán moved to La Liga with Real Valladolid. He made his debut in the competition on 14 April 1963, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Atlético Madrid.[2]

After appearing rarely Sanjuán returned to the second level, joining UP Langreo. In 1966 he left the club and subsequently resumed his career in Tercera División, representing Gimnàstic de Tarragona (two stints) and Terrassa FC.

Post-playing career

After being an assistant manager at his last club Gimnàstic, Sanjuán was appointed manager of Vinaròs CF in 1973.[3] He subsequently returned to Nàstic, being manager of the club in 1976.

In July 1977 Sanjuán was named manager of Catalonia neighbours UE Lleida.[4] He subsequently returned to Vinaròs in 1981,[5] and remained in the fourth and third levels for the following seasons, coaching CD Tortosa, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[6] CD Eldense,[7] Polideportivo Almería[8] and CD Burriana.

In May 1990 Sanjuán was appointed at the helm of Villarreal CF, with the side in the fourth level.[9] With the Yellow Submarine he achieved two consecutive promotions, taking the club back to the second division after a 20-year absence.[10]

Sanjuán was also in charge of SD Ponferradina during the 1996–97 campaign, being sacked in January 1997.[11]

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References
  1. Tarrassa, 0 – Basconia, 1; El Mundo Deportivo, 7 November 1960 (in Spanish)
  2. Valladolid, 2 – At. Madrid, 1; El Mundo Deportivo, 15 April 1963 (in Spanish)
  3. El segundo entrenador del Gimnástico, Sanjuán, ficha por el Vinaroz Tarragona (The assistant of Gimnástico, Sanjuán, signs for Vinaroz Tarragona); La Vanguardia, 5 July 1973 (in Spanish)
  4. Sanjuán, entrenará al Lérida (Sanjuán, will manage Lleida); El Mundo Deportivo, 21 July 1977 (in Spanish)
  5. Sanjuán: "El año próximo entrenaré en Cataluña" (Sanjuán: "In the following year I will manage in Catalonia"); El Mundo Deportivo, 28 March 1983 (in Spanish)
  6. La segunda derrota más dura de la historia culturalista en Tercera (The second hardest defeat of the culturalista history in Tercera); Sport León, 22 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. En Segunda División -B- el Eldense ha participado "ocho temporadas" (In Segunda División -B- Eldense appeared in "eight seasons") Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; Elda Deportiva, 28 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. José Ignacio López Sanjuán; ABC, 31 March 1989 (in Spanish)
  9. 1–0: Vistoso Villarreal–Torrevieja (1–0: Colourful Villarreal–Torrevieja); El Mundo Deportivo, 28 May 1990 (in Spanish)
  10. Retorno a Segunda A (Return to Segunda A); Submarino Amarillo, 17 November 2007 (in Spanish)
  11. Un soborno de manual (A bribe manual); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 December 2014 (in Spanish)
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