Adelardo Rodríguez Sánchez, usually referred to simply as Adelardo (born 26 September 1939, in
Badajoz
Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The populatio ...
), is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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.
Club career
Adelardo enjoyed a 17-year spell at Atletico Madrid from 1959 to 1976. He was one of the most accomplished midfield schemers of his generation, combining skill, commitment and an eye for goal.
During his spell, the club won three
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
titles (65–66, 69–70 and 72–73), five
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
s (1960, 1961, 1965, 1972 and 1976), the 1962
European Cup Winners' Cup
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, the 1974
Intercontinental Cup.
He played for Atletico on 553 official appearances, in which he scored 113 goals. He is the second-most capped player in Atlético Madrid history, behind
Koke.
International career
He played 14 times for the
Spain national football team
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, scoring 2 goals. He was in the squad of both the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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and the
1966 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
Honours
Club
;Atlético Madrid
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Intercontinental Cup:
1974
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tourn ...
:
1961–62
*
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
:
1965–66,
1969–70,
1972–73
*
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
:
1959–60,
1960–61,
1964–65,
1971–72,
1975–76
;Individual
*: 1962
See also
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List of Atlético Madrid players (+100)
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List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
References
External links
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National team dataat BDFutbol
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1939 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Badajoz
Footballers from the Province of Badajoz
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
CD Badajoz players
Atlético Madrid footballers
Spanish men's futsal players
Inter FS players
Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Spain men's B international footballers
Spain men's international footballers
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1966 FIFA World Cup players