Juan José Jiménez Collar

Juan José Jiménez Collar (born 29 July 1957), known as Juan José, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.
Nicknamed Sandokan due to striking similarities with the fictional character, he was mainly associated with Cádiz, but also played three years for Real Madrid, appearing in 233 La Liga games in exactly ten seasons.

Club career

Born in Cádiz, Andalusia, Juan José started his professional career with hometown's Cádiz CF, in the second division. In 1982 he moved to La Liga giants Real Madrid, being relatively used during three seasons – in his last his only two pieces of silverware arrived, but he had already lost his starting job to youngster Chendo.

Juan José closed out his career with his first team, helping the Andalusians to six consecutive top flight campaigns, with the player averaging 25 games per year. He retired at the age of 34.

International career

Juan José played four times for Spain, all coming in matches for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers where the nation eventually finished runner-up, although he did not make the final cut. He was the first Cádiz player to ever be called by the national team.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Juan José was forced to return to active due to economic problems, working for several years in a shipyard amongst other jobs.

Honours

Real Madrid

• UEFA Cup: 1984–85
• Copa de la Liga: 1984–85
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1982–83