Andrés Junquera

	Junquera in 1971
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera
Date of birth	23 April 1946
Place of birth	La Felguera, Spain
Date of death	6 May 2019 (aged 73)
Place of death	Riañu, Spain
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Nava
1961–1963	Cruz Blanca Felguerina
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1966	Langreo
1966–1975	Real Madrid
1975–1978	Zaragoza
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera (23 April 1946 – 6 May 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Junquera started his senior career with local club UP Langreo in the Segunda División.^[3]^[4] He signed with Real Madrid in 1966,^[5] making his La Liga debut on 10 September 1967 in a 2–0 away win against Sevilla FC.^[6]

During his spell at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Junquera won the national championship five times, adding three Copa del Generalísimo trophies and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy in the 1967–68 season.^[7] He added seven appearances in the UEFA European Cup.^[8]

Junquera joined Real Zaragoza in the summer of 1975, being relegated to the second tier in 1976–77 but winning promotion the following campaign.^[9] He retired due to a meniscus injury in 1978, at the age of 32.^[7]

Later life and death

After retiring from football, Junquera ran a hospitality business in Sama.^[10]^[7]

The 73-year-old suffered a heart attack on 6 May 2019, being pronounced dead at the Valle del Nalón Hospital in Riañu the same day.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Andrés Junquera at WorldFootball.net
^ Roncero, Tomás (7 May 2019). "Junquera, mi primer portero…" [Junquera, my first goalkeeper…]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ Herrero, Elena (13 August 2011). "Andrés Junquera: «Bernabeu era como un padre para nosotros»" [Andrés Junquera: "Bernabéu was like a father to us"]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Muere el asturiano Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid" [Death of Asturias own Andrés Junquera, historic Real Madrid goalkeeper]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Fútbol | Real Madrid – Muere Andrés Junquera, exportero del Real Madrid con el que ganó cinco Ligas y tres Copas" [Football | Real Madrid – Death of Andrés Junquera, former Real Madrid goalkeeper with whom he won five Leagues and three Cups] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ De la Hera, Juan Manuel (11 September 1967). "El Madrid que se vio sorprendido por un conjunto bisoño, pero con garra impuso al final su clase" [Madrid surprised by inexperienced outfit, but made good on their class in the end through heart]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ortega, Javier (6 May 2019). "Muere Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid, tras sufrir un infarto" [Death of Andrés Junquera, historic Real Madrid goalkeeper, after suffering heart attack]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Muere a los 73 años Andrés Junquera, portero con Los Zaraguayos" [Death at the age of 73 of Andrés Junquera, goalkeeper for The Zaraguayans]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Junquera, un Zamora asturiano" [Junquera, an Asturian Zamora]. ABC (in Spanish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

Andrés Junquera at BDFutbol

[Bio-1] Andrés Junquera at WorldFootball.net

[2] Roncero, Tomás (7 May 2019). "Junquera, mi primer portero…" [Junquera, my first goalkeeper…]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[3] Herrero, Elena (13 August 2011). "Andrés Junquera: «Bernabeu era como un padre para nosotros»" [Andrés Junquera: "Bernabéu was like a father to us"]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[4] "Muere el asturiano Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid" [Death of Asturias own Andrés Junquera, historic Real Madrid goalkeeper]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[5] "Fútbol | Real Madrid – Muere Andrés Junquera, exportero del Real Madrid con el que ganó cinco Ligas y tres Copas" [Football | Real Madrid – Death of Andrés Junquera, former Real Madrid goalkeeper with whom he won five Leagues and three Cups] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[6] De la Hera, Juan Manuel (11 September 1967). "El Madrid que se vio sorprendido por un conjunto bisoño, pero con garra impuso al final su clase" [Madrid surprised by inexperienced outfit, but made good on their class in the end through heart]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[EM-7] Ortega, Javier (6 May 2019). "Muere Andrés Junquera, histórico portero del Real Madrid, tras sufrir un infarto" [Death of Andrés Junquera, historic Real Madrid goalkeeper, after suffering heart attack]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[RSSSF-8] Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[9] "Muere a los 73 años Andrés Junquera, portero con Los Zaraguayos" [Death at the age of 73 of Andrés Junquera, goalkeeper for The Zaraguayans]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[10] "Junquera, un Zamora asturiano" [Junquera, an Asturian Zamora]. ABC (in Spanish). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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Personal information
Junquera in 1971
Full name	Andrés Avelino Zapico Junquera^[1]
Date of birth	(1946-04-23)23 April 1946^[1]
Place of birth	La Felguera, Spain
Date of death	6 May 2019(2019-05-06) (aged 73)
Place of death	Riañu, Spain
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Nava
1961–1963	Cruz Blanca Felguerina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1966	Langreo	28	(0)
1966–1975	Real Madrid	56	(0)
1975–1978	Zaragoza	43	(0)
Total		127	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals