Julio Cardeñosa Rodríguez (born 27 October 1949) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He played mainly for Betis during his extensive professional career, winning the

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with the club. He appeared for the Spain national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Born in

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, Cardeñosa arrived at

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from local

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in 1974, and remained there until his retirement. Left-footed, he possessed great technical ability which belied his thin physical build, and made 412 competitive appearances for the

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ns (307 in ten

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seasons), helping the club to lift the

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. Cardeñosa retired at age 35, then took up coaching mainly in the region. He started as a youth manager at Betis, and had two meaningless stints with the first team, including in 1990–91's top flight – seven matches, with eventual relegation. Cardeñosa returned to Betis in 2010, as part of newly appointed manager Pepe Mel's coaching staff.

International career

Cardeñosa earned eight caps for

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. His debut came on 30 November 1977 in a

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against

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, playing the full 90 minutes in the decisive 1–0 away win. Cardeñosa was subsequently picked for the final stages in

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. There, he notoriously missed an open goal chance in the group stage against

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in an eventual 0–0 draw, with Spain being eliminated precisely by the

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ns. He also represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1980.

Honours

Betis *

: 1976–77

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenosa, Julio 1949 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Valladolid Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players Real Betis players Spain amateur international footballers Spain international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1980 players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Real Betis managers Córdoba CF managers Écija Balompié managers