Rafael Gordillo
Gordillo in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Gordillo Vázquez | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Almendralejo, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Wingback | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1972 | San Pablo | ||
1972–1975 | Betis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1976 | Triana Balompié | ||
1976–1985 | Betis | 275 | (23) |
1985–1992 | Real Madrid | 182 | (20) |
1992–1995 | Betis | 68 | (8) |
1995–1996 | Écija | 18 | (1) |
Total | 543 | (52) | |
National team | |||
1977 | Spain U21 | 1 | (1) |
1979 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
1979 | Spain amateur | 4 | (0) |
1978–1988 | Spain | 75 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Rafael Gordillo Vázquez (born 24 February 1957) is a Spanish retired footballer. A tremendously attacking left wingback, equally at ease as defender and midfielder and with a good effort rate, he had an unmistakable style of playing with his socks down.[1]
He represented Betis and Real Madrid with individual and team success, appearing in 428 La Liga games and scoring 38 goals over 16 seasons. He won ten major titles with the latter club, including five national championships.
Gordillo was a mainstay for the Spain national team in the 80s, appearing in nearly 80 matches and representing the nation in five international tournaments.
Club career[]
Born in Almendralejo, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Gordillo moved to Seville (from where his parents were originally) when he was just a few months old. He grew up in the Polígono de San Pablo neighbourhood, and signed with Real Betis in 1972 at the age of 15.[1] On 30 January 1977 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, against Burgos CF, and helped the Andalusians to the Copa del Rey in his first year.[2]
After nine professional seasons with Betis – 12 in total, and another with the reserve side – being named the country's footballer of the year at the end of 1979–80[3] and appearing in nearly 300 official matches, Gordillo moved to Real Madrid for 1985–86,[4] winning the UEFA Cup in his debut campaign and scoring in the final against 1. FC Köln, and forming a dreaded left-wing partnership with José Antonio Camacho during four years, with the former playing as a midfielder. In 1989's Spanish Cup, he scored the final's only goal against Real Valladolid.[5]
In 1992, 35-year-old Gordillo returned to Betis, helping them return to the top division in his second year and retiring after one final season with neighbours Écija Balompié, also in the second level. With the latter, he also worked as director of football.[6]
In the following decade, Gordillo returned to Betis also in directorial capacities.[7] On 13 December 2010, he was elected the club's president.[8]
International career[]
Gordillo earned 75 caps and scored three goals for Spain, during one full decade. His debut came on 29 March 1978 in a friendly 3–0 win over Norway, in Gijón.[9]
Gordillo went on to represent the country in two FIFA World Cups (1982 and 1986)[10] and three UEFA European Championships (1980, 1984 and 1988, appearing in all the matches but one in the second competition for an eventual runner-up finish).[11]
International goals[]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 May 1983 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | Malta | 2–3 | 2–3 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
2. | 25 September 1985 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | Iceland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
3. | 11 June 1988 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany | Denmark | 1–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
Post-retirement[]
Gordillo re-joined Betis for a third time, appearing for the club in the indoor soccer national league.[12] He also worked briefly for laSexta as a sports commentator, at the 2006 World Cup.[13]
Honours[]
Club[]
Betis[2]
Real Madrid[1]
- La Liga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
- Copa del Rey: 1988–89
- Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989, 1990
- UEFA Cup: 1985–86
International[]
Spain[11]
- UEFA European Championship: Runner-up 1984
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Real Madrid biography" (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2–2: Los andaluces remontaron dos ventajas vascas" [2–2: The Andalusians countered Basques' advantage twice]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 1977. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Fallece de un paro cardiaco el ex presidente del Real Madrid, Ramón Mendoza" [Death of heart failure of former Real Madrid president, Ramón Mendoza]. El País (in Spanish). 4 April 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "El temprano gol de Gordillo cambió el partido" [Gordillo's early goal was game-changing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 July 1989. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Fernández Fuertes, Santiago (25 October 2006). "Un mito en el palco del Écija" [A myth in the stands of Écija]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (17 May 2011). "El ascenso más especial de Gordillo" [Gordillo's most special promotion]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Rafa Gordillo, nuevo presidente del Betis" [Rafa Gordillo, new Betis president]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Rafael Gordillo Vázquez – International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^ "Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Griñán, Virginia (5 June 2009). "Qué fue de... Gordillo" [What happened to... Gordillo] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Machuca, J. Félix (10 July 2006). "Rafael Gordillo: "En Alemania le preparé un gazpacho a la prensa y si tengo tiempo les hago un arroz a la marinera"" [Rafael Gordillo: «I made a gazpacho for the press in Germany and if I had the time I make them seafood rice»]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
External links[]
- Rafael Gordillo at BDFutbol
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)
- Rafael Gordillo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafael Gordillo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- France Football's Football Player of the Century; at RSSSF
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Almendralejo
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Extremadura
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Betis players
- Real Madrid CF players
- Écija Balompié players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain under-23 international footballers
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- UEFA Cup winning players
- Spanish beach soccer players