Joaquín Montañés Explained

Joaquín Montañés
Fullname:Joaquín Montañés
Birth Date:15 August 1953
Birth Place:Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:Eschweiler SG
Youthclubs1:1965–1967
Youthyears2:Stolberger SV
Youthclubs2:1967–1972
Years1:1972–1989
Clubs1:Alemannia Aachen
Caps1:541
Goals1:11
Years2:1989–1993
Clubs2:Borussia Freialdenhoven
Manageryears1:1989–1993
Managerclubs1:Borussia Freialdenhoven
Manageryears2:1993–1997
Managerclubs2:FSV Geilenkirchen-Hünshoven
Manageryears3:1997–2000
Managerclubs3:SuS Herzogenrath
Manageryears4:2006
Managerclubs4:SC 07/86 Setterich
Manageryears5:2006–2007
Managerclubs5:Rot-Weiß Frelenberg

Joaquín "Jo" Montañés (born 15 August 1953 in Talavera de la Reina) is a retired Spanish footballer who spent his entire professional career with German 2. Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen.

Career

Montañés, born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain in 1953, moved to Germany with his parents when he was 14 years old.[1]

Montañés joined Aachen in 1972 after having played for the youth teams of Eschweiler SG and Stolberger SV. Aachen was playing in the tier two Regionalliga West at the time, having been relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 1969–70 season. He would play for the club in the Regionalliga until 1974, in the new 2. Bundesliga Nord until 1981 and in the single-division 2. Bundesliga, making 541 appearances for the club all up. Montañés' 477 2. Bundesliga games[2] is the second-most for any player in the league and the most played for an individual club.[3]

Montañés retired from professional football to work as a coach of local amateur teams while Alemannia Aachen, in its first season without him, suffered relegation from the 2. Bundesliga.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An der Seitenlinie hat er den großen Cruyff abgegrätscht. 13 March 2009. aachener-zeitung.de. Aachener Zeitung. 2 July 2016. German.
  2. Web site: Joaquín Montañés - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 12 July 2017 . 12 July 2017 . RSSSF.
  3. Web site: Germany - All-Time Most Matches Played in 2. Bundesliga . Matthias . Arnhold . 12 July 2017 . 12 July 2017 . RSSSF.
  4. Web site: 2. Bundesliga 1989/1990 » 38. Spieltag. weltfussball.de. 2 July 2016. German. 2. Bundesliga: 1989–90.