Juan Vizcaíno Morcillo (born 6 August 1966) is a Spanish retired

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who played mainly as a

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. Regarded and praised as an accomplished role player, his career was intimately connected with

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 ...

. Over 13 seasons he amassed

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totals of 396 matches and 33 goals, also representing in the competition

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and

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Club career

Born in

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, Vizcaíno started playing with hometown's

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

. He was offered his first-team debut by coach

Xabier Azkargorta Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (born 26 September 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a manager. Football career Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Azkargorta spent five years under contract to Athletic Bilbao af ...

during the 1982–83 season not yet aged 17, with the club in the

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. In 1986, Vizcaíno stayed in that level as he moved to

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, starting playing with its reserves. He made his

debut against

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on 9 March 1988, and remained a regular fixture until the end of his stay with the

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ese side, while also scoring ten league goals from a defensive position. Vizcaíno signed with

for the 1990–91 campaign, starting every game he appeared in during four of his first five years. In

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, he was the outfield player with most appearances (41 matches, 3,136 minutes played and three goals) as the

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team conquered the double. After two more solid years, Vizcaíno left for

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, joining

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for 2000–01 and closing out his career at almost 35 with his first club, Gimnàstic – the latter two in the second level. He stayed in the region afterwards, working for the

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's sports departments in Pobla de Mafumet. Vizcaíno returned to Atlético in the 2011–12 season, being appointed new manager

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's assistant.Vizcaíno y Baraja, ayudantes de Gregorio Manzano (Vizcaíno and Baraja, Gregorio Manzano's assistants)

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, 9 June 2011 (in Spanish)

International career

Vizcaíno won 15

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for the Spain national team, the first arriving on 16 January 1991 in a friendly with

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(1–1, in

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). The nation did not

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for

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, and the player was ousted from the call-ups shortly after the arrival of new coach

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Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 1995–96 *

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: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vizcaino, Juan 1966 births Living people People from Tarragonès Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Real Zaragoza B players Real Zaragoza players Atlético Madrid footballers Real Valladolid players Elche CF players Spain international footballers