José Luis Pacheco Gómez (14 January 1947 – 27 September 2022) was a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Career

Pacheco played for

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

between 1967 and 1979, being a member of the squads which won the Spanish League in 1972–73 and 1976–77, the Intercontinental Cup in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, and the

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 footbal ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

. During his time with the club, he was used mainly as a back-up behind first Rodri then

Miguel Reina Miguel Reina Santos (born 21 January 1946) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 312 La Liga matches over 16 seasons, mainly in representation of Barcelona and Atlético Madrid (seven years apiece), winning six ...

Post-playing career

After his retirement from playing, Pacheco worked as a radio presenter at Radio Rioja Cadena SER.

Death

Pacheco died in Santander on 28 September 2022, at the age of 75.Muere José Pacheco, la voz del deporte en Radio Rioja durante 20 años

References

1947 births 2022 deaths Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Footballers from Cantabria Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División B players Segunda División players Atlético Madrid footballers Racing de Santander players Rayo Cantabria players CD Logroñés footballers {{Spain-footy-goalkeeper-stub