Juan Vizcaíno

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vizcaíno and the second or maternal family name is Morcillo.
Juan Vizcaíno
Personal information
Full name Juan Vizcaíno Morcillo
Date of birth (1966-08-06) 6 August 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth La Pobla de Mafumet, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gimnàstic (assistant)
Youth career
1982–1984 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Gimnàstic 71 (8)
1986–1988 Zaragoza B 57 (13)
1988–1990 Zaragoza 86 (10)
1990–1998 Atlético Madrid 255 (22)
1998–2000 Valladolid 55 (1)
2001 Elche 20 (0)
2001–2002 Gimnàstic 26 (0)
Total 570 (54)
International career
1991–1992 Spain 15 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Pobla Mafumet (assistant)
2011–2018 Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2024– Gimnàstic (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Vizcaíno Morcillo (born 6 August 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, currently assistant manager of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Regarded and praised as an accomplished role player, his career was intimately connected with Atlético Madrid.[1] Over 13 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 396 matches and 33 goals, also representing in the competition Zaragoza and Valladolid.

Club career

Born in La Pobla de Mafumet, Tarragona, Catalonia, Vizcaíno started playing with hometown's Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He was offered his first-team debut by coach Xabier Azkargorta during the 1982–83 season not yet aged 17, with the club in the Segunda División B.[2]

In 1986, Vizcaíno stayed in that level as he moved to Real Zaragoza, initially being assigned to their reserves. He made his La Liga debut against Sevilla FC on 9 March 1988,[3] and remained a regular fixture until the end of his stay with the Aragonese side,[4][5] while also scoring ten league goals from a defensive position.[6][7][8]

Vizcaíno signed with Atlético Madrid for the 1990–91 campaign, starting every game he appeared in in four of his first five years. In 1995–96, he was the outfield player with the most appearances (41 matches, 3,136 minutes and three goals) as the capital-based team conquered the double.[9][10]

After two more solid years, Vizcaíno left for Real Valladolid,[11] joining Elche CF for the second part of the 2000–01 season[12] and closing out his career at 35 with his first club, Gimnàstic – the latter two in the Segunda División.[13] He stayed in the region afterwards, working for the city hall's sports departments in Pobla de Mafumet.[14]

Vizcaíno returned to Atlético ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, being appointed new manager Gregorio Manzano's assistant.[15] He remained several years at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in the role, under his former teammate Diego Simeone.[16]

On 14 November 2024, Vizcaíno went back to Gimnàstic to become Dani Vidal's assistant coach.[17]

International career

Vizcaíno won 15 caps for the Spain national team,[5] the first arriving on 16 January 1991 in a friendly with Portugal (1–1, in Castellón de la Plana).[18] The nation did not qualify for UEFA Euro 1992, and the player was all but ousted from the call-ups after the arrival of new coach Javier Clemente.[16]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ^ Vizcaíno, un secundario de lujo (Vizcaíno, a deluxe sidekick) Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine; La Vida en Rojiblanco, 11 April 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Girona 'explota' más a los jugadores de casa (Girona 'exploit' homegrown players better); Diario AS, 31 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ ¡Funcionó la revolución! (The revolution worked!); Mundo Deportivo, 10 March 1988 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Antic, el estratega de los Balcanes (Antic, the strategist of the Balkans); El Mundo, 30 January 2003 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b c d Vizcaíno: el obrero del doblete colchonero (Vizcaíno: the colchonero double's handyman); Cadena COPE, 23 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Real Zaragoza 1987–88; at ADN Zaragocista (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Real Zaragoza 1988–89; at ADN Zaragocista (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Real Zaragoza 1989–90; at ADN Zaragocista (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Qué fue de... Juan Vizcaíno (What happened to... Juan Vizcaíno); 20 minutos, 4 April 2011 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Quince años del doblete que llevó al Atlético de Madrid al cielo (Fifteen years of the double that took Atlético de Madrid to heaven); RTVE, 25 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Vizcaíno jugará en el Valladolid y Víctor, en el Racing (Vizcaíno will play at Valladolid and Víctor, at Racing); El País, 28 August 1998 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Ida y vuelta de dos veteranos (Two veterans come and go); El País, 8 January 2001 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Juan Vizcaíno, cerca de incorporarse al cuerpo técnico del Nàstic (Juan Vizcaíno, close to joining Nàstic's coaching staff); Diari Més, 13 November 2024 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ "Ante el Nàstic, que sea una fiesta y gane el Atleti" ("Against Nàstic, let it be a party and Atleti win"); Diario AS, 9 November 2004 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Vizcaíno y Baraja, ayudantes de Gregorio Manzano (Vizcaíno and Baraja, Gregorio Manzano's assistants); Marca, 9 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ a b Juan Vizcaíno: "Le dejé claro a Diego Simeone que no compartía los motivos de mi salida" (Juan Vizcaíno: "I let Diego Simeone know clearly that I did not see eye to eye with him regarding the reasons for my departure"); El Confidencial, 12 March 2023 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ El Nàstic de Tarragona se refuerza con Juan Vizcaíno (Nàstic de Tarragona bolster with Juan Vizcaíno); Diari de Tarragona, 14 November 2024 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ La selección, sin chispa ni garra (The national team, sparkless and spunkless); Mundo Deportivo, 17 January 1991 (in Spanish)