Juan Lozano Bohórquez (born 30 August 1955) is a Spanish former

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who played as an

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Club career

Born in Coria del Río,

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, Lozano's parents migrated to

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when he was still very young. He lived near K. Beerschot VAC's stadium, and joined its youth system at age 11, making his senior debut in 1974 at the age of 19 and soon standing out for his outstanding dribbling skills. Lozano moved to the

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in 1980 to play for the Washington Diplomats, but soon returned to Belgium, being acquired by

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where he continued to regularly put on stellar performances. In 1982–83, he was instrumental in the

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side's

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conquest – a 2–1 aggregate win against S.L. Benfica – scoring in the second leg in

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with his head. In the summer of 1983,

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bought the 28-year-old Lozano whom, in spite of limited playing time, did net six goals in

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, also winning another UEFA Cup. He subsequently returned to Anderlecht, continuing his success there as he came close to being awarded the Golden Shoe a couple of times. On 11 April 1987, Lozano's career all but came to an end after a tackle by

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's Ivan Desloover, which resulted in a broken leg. He still won the Footballer of the Year award for the season as his team went on to win three leagues in a row, but would never return to his previous form. Lozano ended his professional career with

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at almost 35, appearing in 18 matches for the

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club in the 1989–90 campaign. He still played some amateur football with Berchem Sport.

Honours

Beerschot * Belgian Cup: 1978–79 Anderlecht *

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: 1985–86, 1986–87 *Belgian Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89 *

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: 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987 *

: 1982–83 *

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: 1983, 1985 * Bruges Matins: 1985, 1988 Real Madrid *UEFA Cup: 1984–85 Individual * Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 1987

References

External links

Beerschot Hall of Fame

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lozano, Juan 1955 births Living people People from Coria del Río Spanish emigrants to Belgium Sportspeople from the Province of Seville Spanish footballers Belgian footballers Footballers from Andalusia Footballers from Antwerp Men's association football midfielders Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K. Beerschot V.A.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players S.C. Eendracht Aalst players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Washington Diplomats (NASL) players La Liga players Real Madrid CF players UEFA Cup winning players Spanish expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the United States