José Antonio Camacho

José Antonio Camacho (born June 8, 1955 in the village of Cieza, Murcia) is a former Spanish football (soccer) player and manager. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Murcia is a city in southeastern Spain, and is the capital of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, on the Segura river. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...

Camacho joined Real Madrid at age 18, playing left defence between 1973 and 1989 and taking part in 400 First Division matches, in spite of a knee injury which put his soccer career on hold for two years. He also played 81 games for the Spanish national team, taking part in two World Cups, in 1982 and 1986. Camacho also played in Euro 84 and Euro 88. Emblem Real Madrid Club de Fútbol of Spain is the worlds most successful football club for the 20th century, rank by the governing body of international football FIFA, just ahead of Manchester United. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Spanish football league is called La Liga. ... First International Spain 2 - 0 Belgium (Bilbao, Spain; 7 October 1921) Largest win Spain 13 - 0 Bulgaria (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) Worst defeat Italy 7 - 1 Spain (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 1928) England 7 - 1 Spain (London, England; 9 December 1931) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1934) Best... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico. ... The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held at West Germany. ...

Following his retirement as a player in 1989, Camacho was part of the Real Madrid coaching team. He later went on to coach three more Spanish teams, two of which – Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol – he took into the First Division. He also coached Real Madrid for a brief 22 days in 1998, but left over disagreements with the club's management. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, sometimes abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish Segunda B Division football club based in Vallecas in South East Madrid. ... RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Catalan: Reial Club Esportiu Espanyol, Spanish: Real Club Deportivo Espanyol, English: Royal Spanish Sports Club) is a football club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 1998, Camacho took over from Javier Clemente in September 1998 after Spain were humiliated 3-2 by Cyprus in a Euro 2000 qualifier as the coach for Spain's national football team. Honest, forthright and firm, he was a refreshing change from Clemente, whose arrogant manner and mishandling of the media had been compounded by a long losing streak on the Spanish side. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... First International Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel (Nicosia, Cyprus; November 13, 1960) Largest win Cyprus 5 - 0 Andorra (Limassol, Cyprus; November 15, 2000) Worst defeat West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus (Essen, Germany; May 21, 1969) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - European Championship Appearances none (First in -) Best result... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Belgium and the Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2000. ...

The tide quickly turned under Camacho, who has signed up to coach the Spanish team up to the 2002 World Cup. Spain secured a spot at the 2000 European Championship, where Spain started off as one of the favourites (Spain reached the quarter finals, but was eliminated after a 2-1 defeat against France). The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Belgium and the Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2000. ... First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...

Two years later, Camacho's team suffered an even bigger disappointment by losing out to South Korea on penalties in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup. This lead to his resignation of the national team which will be taken over by Iñaki Sáez. First International South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, Rep. ...

After that, Camacho was appointed the new coach of Benfica on November 29, 2002. He would replace Jesualdo Ferreira, who was sacked after a poor start of his team. Two years later, his team won the Portuguese Cup and the runners-up of the Portuguese SuperLiga. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal (Port. ... The word Portuguese can mean: From or related to Portugal The ethnic Portuguese people, see list of Portuguese people The Portuguese language Portuguese Creole Portuguese sidewalk Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who was nicknamed My little Portuguese by her husband Robert Browning. ... SuperLiga (written in CamelCase), also referred to as SuperLiga Galp Energia for sponsorship reasons, is the major Portuguese professional football competition. ...

Camacho would then again coach for Real Madrid for a two year contract after a disappointing forth-place finish in the in the 2003/2004 Spainish Primera Liga which led to the sacking of Carlos Queiróz. But things started to go wrong again, after his side had a 3-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League and their 1-0 defeat at Espanyol on Saturday night. Shortly after that, he would retire from the club and to be replaced by his assistant Mariano Garcia Remon. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bayer Leverkusen is a football club in the German Bundesliga, based in Leverkusen. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ...

As of 2005, Camacho is unemployed.