.jpg) Maceda in 1983 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Maceda Francés[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-05-16)16 May 1957 (age 68)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sagunto, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Acero | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| 1976–1985 | Sporting Gijón | 212 | (20) |
| 1985–1988 | Real Madrid | 30 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1982 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Spain B | 3 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Spain | 36 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Castellón (youth) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Badajoz | ||
| 1997 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| 1997 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1998 | Compostela | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antonio Maceda Francés (born 16 May 1957) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer. Though acentral defender, he was known for his scoring ability.[2]
He started his career atSporting de Gijón and finished it withReal Madrid, where he was greatly hampered by injuries.[3]
Maceda played 36 times withSpain, and represented the nation at twoWorld Cups andEuro 1984.
Maceda was born inSagunto,Province of Valencia, and played forSporting de Gijón andReal Madrid during his career.[4][3] In histhird professional year, he contributed 11 matches to theAsturians final runner-up position inLa Liga, and became a defensive stalwart subsequently.[5]
In summer 1985, after scoring nine league goals over his last two seasons, Maceda earned himself a transfer to giantsReal Madrid,[6] and netted five times in hisdebut campaign, claiming adouble of league andUEFA Cup.[3] However, following a freak injury with the national side, he was forced to retire in 1988 at only 31,[7][2] amassing Spanish top-flight totals of 223 games and 24 goals.
Maceda worked as a radio commentator afterwards, then took up coaching, most notably with his first club, being one of four managers in1997–98 as Sporting finished last with an all-time low 13 points;[8] he was also in charge of the main squad for the vast majority of the2002–03 season, in theSegunda División.[9][1]
Maceda earned 36caps and scored eight goals for theSpain national team,[10] taking part in three major tournaments: the1982 FIFA World Cup,UEFA Euro 1984 (during thequalifying stages, he netted twice in the decisive and historic12–1 rout ofMalta) and the1986 World Cup.[11][3]
In Euro 84, played in France, Macedaheaded a winner in the89th minute against a then-invincibleWest Germany side who were also thedefending European champions, sending the country to the semi-finals against an up-and-comingDenmark – where he also scored – in an eventualpenalty shootout victory. He missed the2–0 final loss toFrance due to suspension.[12][13]
Maceda retired from the international scene after the 1986 World Cup, due to a serious injury. He had made his debut on 25 March 1981 in afriendly 2–1 win overEngland, the first time Spain achieved this atWembley Stadium.[14][10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 1982 | Lansdowne Road,Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 3–3 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 2. | 29 May 1983 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 0–1 | 0–1 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 3. | 21 December 1983 | Benito Villamarín Stadium,Seville, Spain |  Malta | 6–1 | 12–1 | Euro 1984 qualifying |
| 4. | 7–1 | |||||
| 5. | 29 February 1984 | Stade National,Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 20 June 1984 | Parc des Princes,Paris, France |  West Germany | 0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Euro 1984 |
| 7. | 24 June 1984 | Stade de Gerland,Lyon, France |  Denmark | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1984 |
| 8. | 19 February 1986 | Estadio Martínez Valero,Elche, Spain |  Belgium | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
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