Juan Señor Explained

Juan Señor
Fullname:Juan Antonio Señor Gómez
Birth Date:26 August 1958
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1974–1977
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Years1:1977–1978
Years2:1978–1981
Caps2:80
Goals2:17
Years3:1981–1990
Caps3:304
Goals3:54
Totalcaps:384
Totalgoals:71
Nationalyears1:1981
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1983
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1982–1988
Nationalcaps3:41
Nationalgoals3:6
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Managerclubs1:Mérida
Manageryears2:2000–2001
Managerclubs2:Salamanca
Manageryears3:2002
Managerclubs3:Cartagena
Manageryears4:2003
Managerclubs4:Logroñés
Manageryears5:2023
Managerclubs5:Pontevedra

Juan Antonio Señor Gómez (born 26 August 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

During his professional career he played mainly for Zaragoza, making nearly 375 official appearances in nine years. The scorer of one of Spain's most important goals, he earned 41 caps during the 1980s, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Señor was born in Madrid. During his career, the Real Madrid youth graduate represented CD Ciempozuelos (Tercera División), Deportivo Alavés (Segunda División) and Real Zaragoza as a professional.[1] He played 369 competitive games with the Aragonese club, scoring 70 goals.[2]

In the 1986–87 season, which featured a second stage, Señor netted 11 times in 43 matches as Zaragoza finished fifth.[3] He also helped the side to win the Copa del Rey in 1986,[4] being voted by magazine Don Balón the league's best player in the 1982–83 campaign where he recorded 33 appearances and five goals.[5]

Señor had to retire sooner than expected due to a heart disease, his last season being 1989–90.[6] He subsequently moved into coaching, going on to work with Mérida UD, UD Salamanca, FC Cartagena and CD Logroñés,[7] [8] and also began running a football campus for children in the Aragonese Pyrenees.[9]

On 27 February 2023, 20 years after he last managed, Señor was appointed at Primera Federación club Pontevedra CF.[10] He was unable to prevent relegation, as second-bottom.[11]

International career

Señor made 41 appearances for Spain, his debut coming on 27 October 1982 in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier against Iceland, a 1–0 win in Málaga.[12] [13] Also during that stage, he scored the most important of his six international goals: on 23 December 1983, as the national team needed to win by 11 goals against Malta to qualify, he scored in the 85th in a final 12–1 result in Seville.[14]

Señor was part of the nation's squads at Euro 1984[15] and the 1986 FIFA World Cup,[16] where he scored another late goal, in a quarter-final penalty shootout loss to Belgium (1–1 after 120 minutes).[17]

International goals

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition[18]
1. 16 February 1983 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain 1–0 1–0 Euro 1984 qualifying
2. 15 May 1983 0–1 2–3 Euro 1984 qualifying
3. 5 October 1983 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 21 December 1983 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain 12–1 12–1Euro 1984 qualifying
5. 11 April 1984 Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain 2–1 2–1 Friendly
6. 22 June 1986 1–1 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Zaragoza

1985–86[4]

Spain

Notes and References

  1. News: Un 'Señor' en Mendizorroza. A 'Mister' (his surname in English) in Mendizorroza. Noticias de Álava. Iñaki. Iñigo. es. 8 February 2023. 1 August 2023.
  2. News: Juan Señor: "Yo creo que el máximo accionista sabe que este ciclo se ha acabado". Juan Señor: "I think that the major shareholder knows this cycle is over". El Periódico de Aragón. Ignacio. Martín Cisneros. es. 3 March 2014. 1 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Real Zaragoza 1986/87. ADN Zaragocista. es. 1 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Hoy se cumplen 30 años de La Tercera. 30th anniversary of The Third is today. El Desmarque. Chesus. Santamaría. es. 26 April 2016. 1 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Spain – Footballer of the Year. RSSSF. Emilio. Pla Díaz. 2 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Juan Señor tuvo que colgar las botas por una dolencia cardiaca. Juan Señor had to hang up boots due to heart disease. Real Zaragoza. es. 19 September 2008. 2 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080925210441/http://www.realzaragoza.org/plugins/p2_news/printarticle.php?p2_articleid=550. 25 September 2008.
  7. News: Juan Señor, destituido como entrenador del Salamanca. Juan Señor, dismissed as manager of Salamanca. Libertad Digital. es. 25 March 2001. 1 August 2023.
  8. News: Juan Señor: "Ahora hay algo que me falta, volver a sentirme entrenador". Juan Señor: "There's something I'm missing these days, to feel a manager again". Marca. Ángel. Rodríguez. es. 4 December 2019. 1 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Juan Señor: «Quiero volver a los banquillos». Juan Señor: "I want to return to the benches". Sport Aragon. Javier. García. es. 27 July 2019. 1 August 2023.
  10. News: Juan Señor ficha por el Pontevedra tras casi veinte años sin entrenar. Juan Señor signs for Pontevedra after nearly twenty years without coaching. Diario AS. Sergio. Jiménez. es. 27 February 2023. 1 August 2023.
  11. News: El Pontevedra consuma su descenso a Segunda Federación. Pontevedra confirm their relegation to Segunda Federación. La Voz de Galicia. Pablo. Penedo. es. 14 May 2023. 1 August 2023.
  12. News: 1–0: Pobre resultado para la nueva selección. 1–0: Poor result for the new national team. Mundo Deportivo. Ramón. Rovira. es. 28 October 1982. 1 August 2023.
  13. Web site: Señor – International Matches. RSSSF. Emilio. Pla Díaz. 6 November 2009.
  14. News: España, con 12 goles a Malta, alcanzó la fase final de la Eurocopa.. Spain, with 12 goals to Malta, reached European Championship finals.. El País. es. 22 December 1983. 20 May 2016.
  15. News: 1984: Los ‘bleus’ se coronan tras el error de Arconada. 1984: 'Bleus' crowned after Arconada's mistake. Mundo Deportivo. Imma. Mentruit. es. 13 April 2016. 20 May 2016.
  16. News: Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios. From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes. El Confidencial. Alfredo. Pascual. es. 21 May 2016. 28 September 2017.
  17. News: 1–1: Buenas noches, España. 1–1: Good night, Spain. Mundo Deportivo. Andrés. Astruells. es. 23 June 1986. 2 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Señor. European Football. 1 August 2023.