José Antonio Camacho

José Antonio Camacho was a soccer player born in the village of Cieza in 1955. He joined the team Real Madrid when he was 18. He played left defence between 1973 and 1989, and then had a knee injury that put his soccer career on hold for two years. He also played in two World Cups. In 1998, he was a one time player for the Real Madrid soccer club, and took over from Javier Clemente as the coach for Spain's national football team. He was a refreshing change for them. After his retirement as a player in 1989, he was part of the Real Madrid coaching team. He went on to coach three more Spanish teams, he took two of them into the First Division. He also coached Real Madrid for about 22 days in 1998, but made disagreements with the club's management.