José Carrete

José Carrete
A drawing on the wall (center) in a street in Valencia honouring Carrete
Personal information
Full name José Carrete de Julián
Date of birth (1951-04-05) 5 April 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Turón, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Caudal
1971–1976 Oviedo 147 (3)
1976–1983 Valencia 208 (2)
International career
1978 Spain 2 (0)
Managerial career
1983–1985 Lenense
1985–1986 Vetusta
1986–1987 Oviedo
1988–1991 Cultural Leonesa
1991–1993 Ourense
1994–1996 Langreo
1997–1998 Ponferradina
1999 Ponferradina
2000 Talavera
2000–2001 Gimnástica Torrelavega
2002 Vecindario
2006–2008 Altea
2010–2012 Sanluqueño
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carrete de Julián (born 5 April 1951) is a Spanish former football manager and player who played as a defender in La Liga in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

Career

Carrete, began playing football with Caudal Deportivo. He played for Real Oviedo between 1971 and 1976. Carrete helped the club gain promotion from the Segunda División during the 1974–75 season, although following their subsequent relegation he was transferred to Valencia in 1976.[2][1]

Valencia won the 1979 Copa del Rey,[3] and Carrete was then a member of the successful Valencia side that won the 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final against Arsenal.[4] His last games for Valencia were in the 1982–83 season.[1][2]

Carrete made two appearances for the Spain national football team.[5]

After he retired from playing football, Carrete became a coach. The highlight of his 20-year managerial career was being appointed manager of Segunda División's Real Oviedo after managing the club's affiliate, Real Oviedo Vetusta.[2] Carrete also had a successful spell managing Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa for several seasons.[6]

Personal life

In 2015, Carrete suffered a stroke and was in a coma for days before recovering.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carrete: José Carrete De Julián". Historical Spanish Soccer Database. BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "El exjugador azul José Carrete se encuentra en estado grave tras sufrir un infarto cerebral" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Valencia CF". Teams & players. UEFA. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "European Competitions 1979-80". RSSSF, 9 January 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Players List". Ranking Played Matches. BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Homenaje a Carrete en el Reino" (in Spanish). Diario de León. 28 January 2020.
  7. ^ "'Ponfeterapia' para 'El Tigre' Carrete" (in Spanish). El Nueva Crónica. 2 September 2015.