Juan Carlos Arteche

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arteche and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Juan Carlos Arteche
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Arteche Gómez
Date of birth (1957-04-11)11 April 1957
Place of birth Maliaño, Spain
Date of death 13 October 2010(2010-10-13) (aged 53)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1974–1975 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Racing Santander 48 (2)
1975–1976 → Gimnástica (loan) 25 (0)
1978–1989 Atlético Madrid 308 (18)
Total 381 (20)
International career
1986 Spain U23 1 (0)
1986–1987 Spain 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Arteche Gómez (11 April 1957 – 13 October 2010) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

A player of imposing physical presence with great aerial ability,[1] he spent 11 years of his professional career with Atlético Madrid, appearing in 421 competitive games for the club.[2]

  1. ^ Arteche nació central (Arteche was born a stopper); El País, 13 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ 'Artechenbauer', casta cántabra ('Artechenbauer', Cantabrian spunk); Mundo Deportivo, 27 October 2004 (in Spanish)