Juan Lozano

Juan Lozano
Lozano with Anderlecht in 1986
Personal information
Full name Juan José Lozano Bohórquez[1]
Date of birth (1955-08-30) 30 August 1955[1]
Place of birth Coria del Río, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1966–1974 Beerschot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1980 Beerschot 84 (22)
1980 Washington Diplomats 10 (4)
1981–1983 Anderlecht 75 (28)
1983–1985 Real Madrid 24 (6)
1985–1989 Anderlecht 53 (13)
1989–1990 Eendracht Aalst 18 (0)
Total 264 (73)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan José Lozano Bohórquez (born 30 August 1955) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Coria del Río, Province of Seville, Lozano's parents migrated to Belgium when he was still very young. He lived near K. Beerschot VAC's stadium, and joined its youth system at age 11, making his senior debut in 1974 at the age of 19 and soon standing out for his outstanding dribbling skills.[2][3]

Lozano moved to the United States in 1980 to play for the Washington Diplomats, but soon returned to Belgium, being signed by RSC Anderlecht where he continued to regularly put on stellar performances.[4] In 1982–83, he was instrumental in the Brussels side's victory in the UEFA Cup – a 2–1 aggregate win against S.L. Benfica – scoring in the second leg in Lisbon with his head.[5]

In the summer of 1983, Real Madrid bought the 28-year-old Lozano[6][7] whom, in spite of limited playing time due to physical problems and several run-ins with manager Amancio, did score six goals in La Liga, also winning another UEFA Cup.[8][9] He subsequently returned to Anderlecht, continuing his success there as he came close to being awarded the Golden Shoe a couple of times.

On 11 April 1987, Lozano's career all but came to an end after a tackle by K.S.V. Waregem's Ivan Desloover, which resulted in a broken leg.[10] He still won the Footballer of the Year award for the season[11] as his team went on to win three leagues in a row, but would never return to his previous form.

Lozano retired professionally in 1990 aged 34, his last club being S.C. Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian Second Division. He still played some amateur football with Berchem Sport.[8]

International career

The Royal Belgian Football Association tried to naturalise Lozano in order to select him for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. However, this request was rejected by the Senate (with Herman Vanderpoorten playing a major role) on the grounds that the player would only become eligible to represent the national team one year later.[12][13]

Honours

Beerschot

Anderlecht

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Juan Lozano at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Juan Lozano: "Eén van de beste spelers aller tijden"" [Juan Lozano: "One of the best players of all time"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 April 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Plaatje 1982: Juan Lozano" [Pictures of 1982: Juan Lozano] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "El matador" [The matador] (in French). R.S.C. Anderlecht. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 Frias, Rui (15 August 2017). "1983 – Benfica perde final da UEFA" [1983 – Benfica lose UEFA final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Paradinas, Juan José (25 June 1983). "Lozano, el fichaje más caro del Real Madrid, que ha pagado 175 millones de pesetas" [Lozano, the most expensive signing of Real Madrid, who paid 175 million pesetas]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lozano y Calderón, protagonistas del Real Madrid-Betis" [Lozano and Calderón, protagonists of Real Madrid-Betis]. El País (in Spanish). 4 September 1983. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Fichajes de verano: Juan Lozano" [Summer signings: Juan Lozano] (in Spanish). OneFootball. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Lara, Miguel Ángel (24 April 2026). "El origen del 'caso Lozano'" [The origin of the 'Lozano affair']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "12 april 1987: Desloover breekt Lozano's been" [12 April 1987: Desloover breaks Lozano's leg] (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nieuwe "Profvoetballer van het Jaar" krijgt plaatsje in galerij der groten" [New "Pro footballer of the year" gets a place in gallery of the greats]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "El futbolista español Juan Lozano no podrá jugar con la selección belga el Mundia [sic]-82" [The Spanish footballer Juan Lozano will not be able to play the World Cup-82 with the Belgian national team]. El País (in Spanish). 23 April 1982. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lozano: "Moi, j'ai opté pour le Real"" [Lozano: "Me, I chose Real"]. La Dernière Heure (in French). 5 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Palmares" [Honours] (in Dutch). K. Beerschot VAC. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 "Palmares" [Honours] (in Dutch). R.S.C. Anderlecht. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Delhauteur, Benoît; Dubois, Michel (1 October 2018). "Le Trophée Pappaert, c'est reparti!" [The Pappaert Cup, up for grabs!]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Varia – De Brugse Metten" [Varia – Bruges Matins] (in Dutch). Skynet. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Football honours". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Alle palmaressen op een rijtje" [All honours at a glance]. De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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