Antonio Belmonte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Antonio Belmonte Domínguez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 2020 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Almería, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arenas | |||
| Pavía | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Real Madrid Aficionados | ||
| 1972–1973 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | → AD Almería (loan) | ||
| 1976–1977 | → Algeciras (loan) | ||
| 1977–1978 | → Calvo Sotelo (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 1978–1980 | → Tenerife (loan) | 63 | (11) |
| 1980–1981 | Lorca Deportiva | ||
| 1981–1982 | Gandía | ||
| 1982–1983 | Poli Ejido | ||
| 1983–1984 | Poli Almería | ||
| 1984–1985 | Baza | ||
| Total | 101 | (16) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Pavía | |||
| Campohermoso | |||
| 1990 | Almería CF | ||
| Poli Almería | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Antonio Belmonte Domínguez (29 January 1953 — 5 September 2020) was a Spanish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Almería, Andalusia, Belmonte joined Real Madrid's youth setup from UD Pavía.[1] After winning the 1971 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil, he made his senior debut with the Aficionados team before joining Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan in 1972.[2]
After struggling with injuries,[2] Belmonte made his professional debut on 18 February 1973, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Elche CF.[3] After only three further matches, he was loaned to Tercera División side AD Almería, where he featured regularly.[4]
Belmonte subsequently served loans to Algeciras CF, CD Calvo Sotelo and CD Tenerife, leaving Real Madrid in 1980. He subsequently represented CF Lorca Deportiva,[2] CF Gandía and Polideportivo Ejido[4] before joining newly-formed side CP Almería in 1983; he also scored the latter's first goal of their history.[1]
After helping Poli Almería in their promotion to the fourth division, Belmonte moved to CD Baza,[4] where he retired. He subsequently became a manager, and worked at his former sides Pavía and Pol Almería, aside from CD Campohermoso and Almería CF.[5]
Death
[edit]Belmonte died at the age of 67 on 5 September 2020, in his hometown.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Antonio Belmonte, del Pavía al Real Madrid" [Antonio Belmonte, from Pavía to Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Almería 360. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "El tinerfeñismo llora la muerte del almeriense Belmonte" [The tinerfeñismo cries the death of the almeriense Belmonte] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "1–0: El "Nastic" careció de ambiciones ante un discreto Elche" [1–0: "Nàstic" lacked ambition against a discrete Elche] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 February 1973. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "El Almería se despide de un goleador tipo Telmo Zarra" [Almería say goodbye to a goalscorer in the likes of Telmo Zarra] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Fallece Antonio Belmonte, histórico del fútbol almeriense" [Dies Antonio Belmonte, a historic of the almeriense football] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Almería. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Ha fallecido Antonio Belmonte" [Antonio Belmonte has died] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Belmonte at BDFutbol
- 1953 births
- 2020 deaths
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Almería
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- AD Almería footballers
- Algeciras CF footballers
- CD Puertollano footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Spanish football managers
- UD Almería managers
- CP Almería managers
- CF Gandía players
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen