Joaquín Alonso González (born 9 June 1956), known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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Club career
Joaquín was born in
Oviedo,
Asturias
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. During his 16-year professional career, he played solely for
Sporting de Gijón
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even though he was born in the city of neighbouring
Real Oviedo. After 17 appearances and one goal in
his debut season in
La Liga
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he became an undisputed starter, going on to take part in a further 462 top-division games until June 1992 (644 overall), with a total of 65 goals.
In the
1986–87 campaign, as the team finished fourth, Joaquín scored eight times in 40 matches (third-best in the squad). He continued to feature prominently until the end of his career, retiring at the age of 36 with the most games played in the Spanish top flight, a record which stood for less than one year, however.
International career
Joaquín earned 18
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and scored once for
Spain
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, and was selected to the
1982 FIFA World Cup squad. His debut came on 14 November 1979 in a 1–3
friendly defeat against
Denmark
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, in
Cádiz
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.
In 1996, Joaquín began playing
beach soccer for the
Spanish national team. In January 2002 he was appointed their head coach,
and stayed in the role for 17 years until he stepped down in November 2019.
Joaquín also served on the technical staff of the
women's national team in the same sport.
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International goals
See also
*List of one-club men in association football
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Retired players
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* List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
* List of Sporting de Gijón players (100+ appearances)
References
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1956 births
Living people
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Oviedo
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Sporting de Gijón B players
Sporting de Gijón players
Spain under-21 international footballers
Spain under-23 international footballers
Spain amateur international footballers
Spain international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Olympic footballers of Spain
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Spanish beach soccer players