José Emilio Amavisca

Amavisca in 2007

José Emilio Amavisca Garate ( born June 17, 1971 in Laredo, Spain ) is a former Spanish footballer.

Club career

Amavisca began his career with his hometown club, SD Laredo. In the 1988/89 season he finished with his team Tercera División in the first place. He then moved to Real Valladolid and thus began his professional career. In 1991, he was loaned out for a year at UE Lleida in the second division.

In 1994 he finally moved to Real Madrid and scored in his first season ten goals so that he had a great share in the first championship after four years without a title. In the same year he was elected by two newspapers, awarded by the title, player of the year in Spain. Gradually, however, his role was insignificant in the team, so he moved to Racing Santander in January 1999.

After a successful three year stint with Deportivo La Coruna Amavisca ended his career after one season at Espanyol Barcelona in 2005.

National team career

Amavisca with the Spanish team won the Olympic gold medal in 1992 at a tournament in Barcelona.

For the Spanish national team, he played 15 times and scored one goal. He took part in the European Championships in 1996 and was used during the tournament three times.

Achievements

National

• Olympic Gold Medal: 1992 ( with Spain)

Association

• World Cup: 1998 ( with Real Madrid)
• UEFA Champions League: 1998 ( with Real Madrid)
• Spanish Champion: 1995, 1997 ( with Real Madrid)
• Spanish Cup: 2002 ( with Deportivo La Coruña)
• Spanish Supercup: 1994, 1996 ( with Real Madrid ), 2002 ( with Deportivo La Coruña)
• Master the third division: 1989 ( with SD Laredo)

Personal honors

• Player of the year in Spain: 1995

• National football team (Spain )
• Olympic Champions (Football )
• Spanish Champion ( football)
• Olympian (Spain )
• Born in 1971
• Man
• Athletes (Madrid )
• Spaniard
• UEFA Champions League winners