Juan Vizcaíno

Juan Vizcaíno

Personal information
Full name	Juan Vizcaíno Morcillo
Date of birth	(1966-08-06) 6 August 1966
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
Youth career
1982–1983	Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1986	Gimnàstic
1986–1988	Aragón
1988–1990	Zaragoza	86	(10)
1990–1998	Atlético Madrid	255	(22)
1998–2000	Valladolid	55	(1)
2000–2001	Elche	20	(0)
2001–2002	Gimnàstic	26	(0)
International career
1991–1992	Spain	15	(0)
Managerial career
2011–	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Juan Vizcaíno Morcillo (born 6 August 1966 in La Pobla de Mafumet, Tarragona, Catalonia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

Regarded and praised as an accomplished role player, his career was intimately connected with Atlético Madrid. Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 396 games and 33 goals, also representing Zaragoza and Valladolid.

Club career

Vizcaíno started playing with hometown side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, being offered his first-team debuts by coach Xabier Azkargorta during 1982–83, not yet aged 17, with the Catalan outfit then in the third division.

In 1986, he stayed in that division, as he moved to Real Zaragoza but started playing with its reserves. On 9 March 1988, Vizcaíno made his La Liga debut against Sevilla FC, and remained a regular fixture until the end of his stay with the Aragonese, while also netting ten league goals from a defensive position.

Vizcaíno then signed with Atlético Madrid for 1990–91, starting every single match he appeared in in his first five years; in the sixth, he was the outfield player with most appearances (41 matches, 3,136 minutes played and three goals) as the capital side conquered the double.

After two more solid seasons, Vizcaíno left for Real Valladolid, then Elche CF in 2000–01, and closed out his career at almost 35 with his first club, Gimnàstic - the latter two teams in the second level. He stayed in the region afterwards, working for the city hall's sports departments in Pobla de Mafumet.

Vizcaíno returned to Atlético in 2011–12, being appointed new manager Gregorio Manzano's assistant coach.

International career

Vizcaíno played 15 times for the Spanish national team, the first arriving on 16 January 1991 in a friendly with Portugal (1–1, in Castellón de la Plana).

The nation did not qualify for UEFA Euro 1992, and the player was ousted from the call-ups shortly after the arrival of new boss Javier Clemente.

Honours

• Spanish League: 1995–96
• Spanish Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data
• Juan Vizcaíno at National-Football-Teams.com
• Juan Vizcaíno – FIFA competition record (archived)