NAME: Óscar Ferrero Águila DATE OF BIRTH: 03/05/1955 PLACE OF BIRTH: Campana, B. Aires NATIONALITY: Argentina HEIGHT: 183 cm POSITION: Forward, Left winger
CAREER: Chacarita Juniors 1975-78 Huracán 1978 Sporting Gijon
1978-79 La Liga (4/0) 2nd Palencia
1979-80 Segunda Division (28/8) 15th Sporting Gijon
1980-81 La Liga (19/4) 7th Castellon
1981-82 La Liga (10/1) 18th
1982-83 Segunda Division (27/7) 15th Palencia
1983-84 Segunda Division (11/0) 19th R
HONOURS: Sporting Gijon La Liga (runner-up): 1978-79 Copa del Rey (runner-up): 1980-81
Nicknamed “Palito”, Antolin Ortega was a Spanish defensive midfielder, known for his determination and ability to intercept the ball. He began his career in the Real Madrid academy, before playing as a professional for Osasuna (where he won a promotion to second division in 1972), Castellon and Cadiz (where he won a promotion to La Liga in 1977). In 1978, he signed for Real Betis, where he formed a great midfield with Julio Cardeñosa, López and Alabanda. With the Verdiblancos, he played 250 league games from 1978 to 1987. In his first season, he won another promotion to La Liga, then played other eight seasons as a starter. He finished his career at Recreativo de Huelva at the age of 36.
NAME: Antolín Ortega García DATE OF BIRTH: 05/11/1951 PLACE OF BIRTH: Madrid NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 174 cm POSITION: Central/Defensive midfielder
Nickname: Palito
CAREER: Real Madrid Aficionados 1970/71 Osasuna
1971/72 Tercera Division Gr.2 – 1st Castilla 1972/73 Tercera Division Gr.2 – 4th Castellón 1973/74 La Liga (5/0) 16th 1974/75 Segunda Division (35/1) 6th Cádiz 1975/76 Segunda Division (35/0) 13th 1976/77 Segunda Division (24/4) 2nd (P)
1977/78 La Liga (28/2) 18th (R) Betis 1978/79 Segunda Division (29/4) 3rd
1979/80 La Liga (30/0) 5th
1980/81 La Liga (33/0) 6th
1981/82 La Liga (31/0) 6th
1982/83 La Liga (29/1) 11th
1983/84 La Liga (32/0) 5th
1984/85 La Liga (26/0) 14th
1985/86 La Liga (31/0) 8th
1986/87 La Liga (10/0) 8th Recreativo Huelva
1987/88 Segunda Division (21/0) 15th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Betis 1982/83 UEFA Cup (2/0) R1 1984/85 UEFA Cup (2/0) R1
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain U18
HONOURS: Osasuna
Tercera Division Gr.2: 1971/72 Cádiz Segunda Division: 1976/77 (2nd prom.) Betis Segunda Division: 1978/79 (3rd prom.)
Product of the Cádiz CF academy, Manuel Botubot, considered one of the most talented Spanish centre backs, at the half of his first professional season (1976/77) in second division, was signed by Valencia, where, immediately, formed a complementary duo with Arias. Brave, powerful and elegant defender, in 1978 he also received his first and last call-up to the Spanish national team. In the following seasons, he was an undisputed starter, but, with the arrival of Tendillo, he was repositioned as a left-back, playing at excellent level. He won a Copa del Rey in 1979, a Cup Winners’ Cup title in the following season and the 1980 European Super Cup. Considered one of the best defenders in the history of Valencia, after 270 official games and three titles, Botubot leaved the club in 1984 to finish his career to Castellon and Xerez.
NAME: Manuel Ángel Botubot Pereira DATE OF BIRTH: 23/11/1955 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cadiz NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 184 cm POSITION: Left back, Centre back
CAREER: Cádiz
1976/77 Segunda Division (17/0) 2nd Valencia 1976/77 La Liga (10/0) 7th 1977/78 La Liga (28/0) 4th 1978/79 La Liga (32/1) 7th 1979/80 La Liga (31/0) 6th 1980/81 La Liga (29/3) 4th 1981/82 La Liga (32/3) 5th 1982/83 La Liga (24/1) 15th 1983/84 La Liga (24/0) 12th Castellón 1984/85 Segunda Division (33/1) 12th 1985/86 Segunda Division (17/0) 5th Xerez 1986/87 Segunda Division (29/3) 18th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Valencia 1978/79 UEFA Cup (6/0) R3 1979/80 Cup Winners’ Cup (9/0) W 1980/81 UEFA Super Cup (2/0) W 1980/81 Cup Winners’ Cup (4/1) R2 1981/82 UEFA Cup (8/0) QF 1982/83 UEFA Cup (4/0) QF
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain 1978 (1/0)
HONOURS: Cádiz
Segunda Div.: 1976/77 (2nd promoted) Valencia Copa del Rey: 1978/79 Cup Winners’ Cup: 1979/80 UEFA Super Cup: 1980
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1979 Copa del Rey final: Valencia 2-0 Real Madrid
1980 Cup Winners’ Cup final: Valencia 0-0 (5-4 pk) Arsenal
1980 UEFA Super Cup: Valencia 1-0 Nottingham Forest
NAME: Ricardo Penella Arias DATE OF BIRTH: 25/02/1957 PLACE OF BIRTH: Catarroja (Valencia) NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 182 cm POSITION: Centre back
CAREER: Mestalla 1975/76 Valencia
1976/77 La Liga (9/0) 7th
1977/78 La Liga (25/1) 4th
1978/79 La Liga (32/1) 7th
1979/80 La Liga (30/0) 6th
1980/81 La Liga (29/0) 4th
1981/82 La Liga (16/0) 5th
1982/83 La Liga (19/0) 15th
1983/84 La Liga (22/0) 12th
1984/85 La Liga (30/0) 9th
1985/86 La Liga (27/0) 16th
1986/87 Segunda Division (34/1) 1st
1987/88 La Liga (31/0) 14th
1988/89 La Liga (25/0) 3rd
1989/90 La Liga (31/0) 2nd
1990/91 La Liga (35/0) 7th 1991/92 La Liga (16/0) 4th Castellón 1992/93 Segunda Division (35/0) 10th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Valencia 1978/79 UEFA Cup (6/0) R3 1979/80 Cup Winners’ Cup (8/1) W
1980/81 UEFA Super Cup (2/0) W
1980/81 Cup Winners’ Cup (4/0) R2 1981/82 UEFA Cup (2/0) QF 1982/83 UEFA Cup (5/0) QF 1989/90 UEFA Cup (3/0) R2 1990/91 UEFA Cup (4/0) R2
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain 1979 (1/0) / Spain B, U23
HONOURS: Valencia
Copa del Rey: 1978/79
Cup Winners’ Cup: 1979/80
UEFA Super Cup: 1980
Segunda División: 1986/87
La Liga (runner-up): 1989/90
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1979 Copa del Rey Final: Valencia 2-0 Real Madrid
1980 Cup Winners’ Cup Final: Valencia 0-0 (5-4 pk) Arsenal
1980 UEFA Super Cup: Valencia 1-0 Nottingham Forest
A Spanish midfielder who stood out for his fighting and sacrifice, Saura he could also play as a winger. He was one of the best Spanish players between the seventies and eighties and a star of Valencia. A product of the CD Castellón academy, Saura moved to Valencia in the 1975/76 season. Due to his personality, determination and being Valencian, he was captain of the team for many years. With the Murciélagos, he won the 1978/79 Copa del Rey, the Cup Winners’ Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1980. He returned to Castellón in 1985, where he played other three seasons before to retired in 1988. He represented his country 23 times, scoring 4 goals and was part of the squad in the UEFA Euro 1980 (3 games played), and the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where he was a starter, playing 4 games and scored 1 goal that gave Spain victory in the memorable match against Yugoslavia.
NAME: Enrique Saura Gil DATE OF BIRTH: 02/08/1954 PLACE OF BIRTH: Onda (Castellón) NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 171 cm POSITION: Midfielder
CAREER: Castellón
1974/75 Segunda Division (29/6) 6th
1975/76 Segunda Division (5/0) 12th Valencia 1975/76 La Liga (23/0) 10th 1976/77 La Liga (31/1) 7th 1977/78 La Liga (29/4) 4th 1978/79 La Liga (33/5) 7th 1979/80 La Liga (32/9) 6th 1980/81 La Liga (33/7) 4th 1981/82 La Liga (33/6) 5th 1982/83 La Liga (29/0) 15th 1983/84 La Liga (32/4) 12th 1984/85 La Liga (31/1) 9th Castellón 1985/86 Segunda Division (38/1) 5th 1986/87 Segunda Division (38/4) 10th 1987/88 Segunda Division (32/2) 11th Onda 1990/91
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Valencia 1978/79 UEFA Cup (6/4) R3 1979/80 Cup Winners’ Cup (9/3) W
1980/81 UEFA Super Cup (2/0) W
1980/81 Cup Winners’ Cup (4/0) R2 1981/82 UEFA Cup (8/2) QF 1982/83 UEFA Cup (7/0) QF
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain 1978/82 (23/4) / Spain B
1976 Olympic Games (2/0) GS
1980 European Championship (3/0) GS
1982 World Cup (4/1) R2
HONOURS: Valencia Copa del Rey: 1978/79 Cup Winners’ Cup: 1979/80 UEFA Super Cup: 1980
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1979 Copa del Rey Final: Valencia 2-0 Real Madrid
1980 Cup Winners’ Cup Final: Valencia 0-0 (5-4 pk) Arsenal
NAME: Francisco J. Bermejo Caballero DATE OF BIRTH: 09/03/1955 PLACE OF BIRTH: Badajoz NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 170 cm POSITION: Midfielder
CAREER: Badajoz 1972/73 Atletico Madrid
1973/74 La Liga (14/0) 2nd 1974/75 La Liga (14/0) 6th 1975/76 La Liga (18/1) 3rd 1976/77 La Liga (20/3) 1st 1977/78 La Liga (16/2) 6th 1978/79 La Liga (16/0) 3rd 1979/80 La Liga (28/3) 12th 1980/81 La Liga (24/0) 3rd Castellón 1982/83 Segunda Division (9/1) Badajoz 1983/84 Segunda B (16/5) 1984/85 Segunda B (2/0)
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Atletico Madrid 1973/74 European Cup (1/0) RU 1974/75 UEFA Cup (2/0) R2 1975/76 Cup Winners’ Cup (3/1) R2 1976/77 Cup Winners’ Cup (4/1) SF 1977/78 European Cup (3/0) QF
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain U23
1976 Olympic Games (1/0) R1
HONOURS: Atletico Madrid La Liga: 1976/77 Copa del Rey: 1975/76 La Liga (runner-up): 1973/74 Copa del Rey (runner-up): 1974/75 European Cup (runner-up): 1973/74
An Argentine striker, Luis Mario Cabrera began his career in his country with Club Atlético Huracán in 1975, scoring 19 goals in two years. In 1978, he moved to Spain, to play for CD Castellón in second division. In 1980 he joined Atlético Madrid, but in the following seasons, he was overshadowed by Mexican Hugo Sánchez. Anyway in the 1984/85 season they played together combining 33 goals. The Colchoneros reached the second place and won the Copa del Rey. After the departure of Hugo Sanchez to Real Madrid, Cabrera had more space to play as a starting striker. In 1986 he started in the Cup Winners’ Cup final, lost to Dynamo Kyiv. Towards the end of his career, Cabrera played for Cádiz CF and had a second spell with Castellón (helping them promote to the top flight in his debut season), retiring at 34 with 209 matches and 63 goals in Spain’s main tier.
NAME: Luis Mario Cabrera Molina DATE OF BIRTH: 09/07/1956 PLACE OF BIRTH: La Rioja NATIONALITY: Argentina HEIGHT: 178 cm POSITION: Forward, Striker
Nickname: Negro
CAREER: Huracán 1975/78 (61/19) Castellón
1978/79 Segunda Division (35/10) 11th 1979/80 Segunda Division (38/17) 5th Atletico Madrid 1980/81 La Liga (14/5) 3rd 1981/82 La Liga (17/2) 8th 1982/83 La Liga (9/2) 3rd 1983/84 La Liga (16/5) 4th 1984/85 La Liga (24/14) 2nd 1985/86 La Liga (31/13) 5th Cádiz 1986/87 La Liga (41/9) 18th 1987/88 La Liga (31/8) 12th Castellón 1988/89 Segunda Division (29/2) 1st 1989/90 La Liga (26/5) 14th Onda 1990/91
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Atletico Madrid 1983/84 UEFA Cup (2/0) R1 1984/85 UEFA Cup (1/0) R1 1985/86 Cup Winners’ Cup (9/1) RU
HONOURS: Atletico Madrid Copa del Rey: 1984/85 Supercopa de España: 1985 La Liga (runner-up): 1984/85 Cup Winners’ Cup (runner-up): 1985/86 Castellón Segunda Division: 1988/89
Perseverance and quality were his great virtues during the almost two decades that he defended Real Madrid’s goal. These characteristics made him one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Spanish football. Twelve national and two European titles made him a Whites’ legend. His first steps in sports were as a handball goalkeeper. He began playing football at the age of 18. While playing for Ourense he was discovered by Madrid’s coaching staff, and they did not doubt in signing him. During his first few seasons at the club he didn’t play too much because he was competing for the position with two goalkeepers of the stature of Junquera and the veteran Betancort. His luck changed during the 1973/74 season when Miguel Muñoz was sacked as the coach. With Luis Molowny in charge the Galician goalkeeper was given an opportunity to show what he was capable of, opportunity that he did not waste. His brilliant displays made him the first choice goalkeeper, and he led the team as it conquered seven La Liga titles. His good positioning in front of goal and his agile full length saves earned him the nickname of The cat.
NAME: Miguel Ángel González Suárez DATE OF BIRTH: 24/12/1947 PLACE OF BIRTH: Ourense NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 174 cm POSITION: Goalkeeper
Nickname: El gato
LEAGUE STATS: Castellon
1967/68 Segunda Division South (26/0) 10th Real Madrid
1968/69 La Liga (0/0) 1st
1969/70 La Liga (3/0) 6th
1970/71 La Liga (7/0) 4th
1971/72 La Liga (6/0) 1st
1972/73 La Liga (8/0) 4th
1973/74 La Liga (5/0) 8th
1974/75 La Liga (31/0) 1st
1975/76 La Liga (32/0) 1st
1976/77 La Liga (33/0) 9th
1977/78 La Liga (27/0) 1st
1978/79 La Liga (16/0) 1st
1979/80 La Liga (1/0) 1st
1980/81 La Liga (2/0) 2nd
1981/82 La Liga (18/0) 3rd
1982/83 La Liga (0/0) 2nd
1983/84 La Liga (28/0) 2nd
1984/85 La Liga (30/0) 5th 1985/86 La Liga (0/0) 1st
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Real Madrid 1970/71 Cup Winners’ Cup (3/0) RU
1972/73 European Cup (2/0) SF 1974/75 Cup Winners’ Cup (6/0) QF 1975/76 European Cup (8/0) SF 1976/77 European Cup (4/0) R16 1978/79 European Cup (3/0) R16 1979/80 European Cup (1/0) SF 1980/81 European Cup (1/0) RU 1981/82 UEFA Cup (5/0) QF 1984/85 UEFA Cup (12/0) W
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain – 1975/78 (18/0)
1978 FIFA World Cup (3/0) GS
1982 FIFA World Cup (0/0) R2
HONOURS: Real Madrid UEFA Cup: 1984/85
La Liga: 1971/72, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80
Copa de la Liga: 1984/85 La Liga (runner-up): 1980/81, 1983/84 European Cup (runner-up): 1980/81 Cup Winners’ Cup (runner-up): 1970/71
INDIVIDUAL: Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1975/76
Don Balón Award (Best Spanish Player): 1975/76
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1985 UEFA Cup Final: Videoton 0-3 Real Madrid
NAME: Francisco García Hernández DATE OF BIRTH: 08/07/1954 PLACE OF BIRTH: Madrid NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 183 cm POSITION: Midfielder
LEAGUE STATS: Castilla
1976/77 Tercera Division Gr.2 – 4th
1977/78 Segunda B (37/15) 2nd Real Madrid
1978/79 La Liga (11/4) 1st
1979/80 La Liga (22/7) 1st
1980/81 La Liga (24/12) 2nd
1981/82 La Liga (24/3) 3rd
1982/83 La Liga (3/2) 2nd Castellón 1983/84 Segunda Division (16/2) 10th
1984/85 Segunda Division (26/4) 12th
1985/86 Segunda Division (32/6) 5th
1986/87 Segunda Division (38/4) 10th
1987/88 Segunda Division (18/0) 11th Alzira 1988/89 Segunda Division (15/0) 18th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Real Madrid 1978/79 European Cup (2/2) R16 1979/80 European Cup (4/0) SF
1980/81 European Cup (8/1) RU 1981/82 UEFA Cup (5/1) QF 1982/83 Cup Winners’ Cup (2/1) RU
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain B
HONOURS: Castilla
Tercera Division Gr.2: 1976/77 (4th promoted)
Segunda B: 1977/78 (2nd promoted) Real Madrid La Liga: 1978/79, 1979/80
Copa del Rey: 1979/80, 1981/82
European Cup (runner-up): 1980/81
Cup Winners’ Cup (runner-up): 1982/83 La Liga (runner-up): 1981/82, 1982/83
Copa del Rey (runner-up): 1978/79, 1982/83 Castellón
Copa de la Liga (Second Division): 1983/84
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1980 Copa del Rey Final: Real Madrid 6-1 Castilla (1 goal)
1982 Copa del Rey Final: Real Madrid 2-1 Sporting Gijon
Vicente del Bosque is an example of the importance of humility, quality and hard work, and his special blend of all of these qualities has made him a Real Madrid legend. The man from Salamanca was an attacking midfielder with a great capacity for organizing his teammates and was always a regular for all of the coaches who trained him at the club. He started his career at his hometown club of Salmantino until Real Madrid signed him up. Two seasons later, he had made it to the first team but the club had other plans for the young Del Bosque: to send him out on loan to get some more experience. In his first season on loan, he played for Castellón where he suffered several injuries. In the following seasons, he played for Córdoba and then Castellón again. He progressed so much during this period that Real Madrid recalled him for the first team. He made his first team debut in the 1973/74 seasons and from then he played successfully for 11 seasons as part of a truly brilliant midfield made up of Netzer, Velázquez and Pirri, who helped the Whites to win nine trophies. One of the greatest moments of his playing career came against Barcelona in the 1974 Spanish Cup Final. Real Madrid had just lost 0-5 in the league against Cruyff’s team, a Madrid team trained by Molowny got their revenge and beat the Catalans 4-0 in the Vicente Calderón stadium to lift the trophy. He also finished his career with 18 caps for Spain including the European Championships in Italy in 1980. (from: realmadrid.com)
NAME: Vicente del Bosque González DATE OF BIRTH: 23/12/1950 PLACE OF BIRTH: Salamanca NATIONALITY: Spain HEIGHT: 184 cm POSITION: Defensive midfielder
LEAGUE STATS: Castellón
1970/71 Segunda Division (13/4) 6th Córdoba
1971/72 La Liga (19/1) 18th Castellón
1972/73 La Liga (30/5) 5th Real Madrid 1973/74 La Liga (16/0) 8th
1974/75 La Liga (25/2) 1st
1975/76 La Liga (30/2) 1st
1976/77 La Liga (25/1) 9th
1977/78 La Liga (18/3) 1st
1978/79 La Liga (30/2) 1st
1979/80 La Liga (32/0) 1st
1980/81 La Liga (29/2) 2nd
1981/82 La Liga (23/2) 3rd
1982/83 La Liga (6/0) 2nd
1983/84 La Liga (5/0) 2nd
INTERNATIONAL CUPS: Real Madrid 1973/74 UEFA Cup (1/0) R64
1974/75 Cup Winners’ Cup (4/0) QF
1975/76 European Cup (8/0) SF 1976/77 European Cup (3/1) R16 1978/79 European Cup (4/1) R16 1979/80 European Cup (8/1) SF 1980/81 European Cup (5/0) RU 1981/82 UEFA Cup (6/0) QF 1982/83 Cup Winners’ Cup (3/0) RU
NATIONAL TEAM: Spain – 1975/80 (18/1)
1980 European Championship (1/0) GS
HONOURS: Real Madrid
La Liga: 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80
Copa del Rey: 1973/74, 1974/75, 1979/80, 1981/82 La Liga (runner-up): 1980/81, 1982/83, 1983/84 Copa del Rey (runner-up): 1978/79, 1982/83
European Cup (runner-up): 1980/81
Cup Winners’ Cup (runner-up): 1982/83
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES: 1974 Copa del Generalísimo (Copa del Rey) Final: Real Madrid 4-0 Barcelona
1975 Copa del Generalísimo Final: Real Madrid 0-0 (4-3 apk) Atletico Madrid
1980 Copa del Rey Final: Real Madrid 6-1 Castilla (1 goal)
