| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Antonio Belmonte Domínguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-01-29)29 January 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Almería, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arenas | |||
| Pavía | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Real Madrid Aficionados | ||
| 1972–1973 | →Gimnàstic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | →AD Almería (loan) | ||
| 1976–1977 | →Algeciras (loan) | ||
| 1977–1978 | →Calvo Sotelo (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 1978–1980 | →Tenerife (loan) | 63 | (11) |
| 1980–1981 | Lorca Deportiva | ||
| 1981–1982 | Gandía | ||
| 1982–1983 | Poli Ejido | ||
| 1983–1984 | Poli Almería | ||
| 1984–1985 | Baza | ||
| Total | 101 | (16) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Pavía | |||
| Campohermoso | |||
| 1990 | Almería CF | ||
| Poli Almería | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Antonio Belmonte Domínguez (29 January 1953 — 5 September 2020) was a Spanish formerfootballer and manager. He played as aforward.
Born inAlmería,Andalusia, Belmonte joinedReal Madrid's youth setup fromUD Pavía.[1] After winning the 1971Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil, he made his senior debut withtheAficionados team before joiningSegunda División sideGimnàstic de Tarragona on loan in 1972.[2]
After struggling with injuries,[2] Belmonte made his professional debut on 18 February 1973, starting in a 0–1 away loss againstElche CF.[3] After only three further matches, he was loaned toTercera División sideAD Almería, where he featured regularly.[4]
Belmonte subsequently served loans toAlgeciras CF,CD Calvo Sotelo andCD Tenerife, leaving Real Madrid in 1980. He subsequently representedCF Lorca Deportiva,[2]CF Gandía andPolideportivo Ejido[4] before joining newly-formed sideCP Almería in 1983; he also scored the latter's first goal of their history.[1]
After helping Poli Almería in their promotion to the fourth division, Belmonte moved toCD Baza,[4] where he retired. He subsequently became a manager, and worked at his former sides Pavía and Pol Almería, aside from CD Campohermoso andAlmería CF.[5]
Belmonte died at the age of 67 on 5 September 2020, in his hometown.[6]