In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Belmonte and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.

Juan Antonio Belmonte Domínguez (29 January 1953 — 5 September 2020) was a Spanish former footballer and manager. He played as a forward.

Career

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Belmonte joined Real Madrid's youth setup from UD Pavía.[1] After winning the 1971 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil, he made his senior debut with the Aficionados team before joining Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona on loan in 1972.[2]

After struggling with injuries,[2] Belmonte made his professional debut on 18 February 1973, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Elche CF.[3] After only three further matches, he was loaned to Tercera División side AD Almería, where he featured regularly.[4]

Belmonte subsequently served loans to Algeciras CF, CD Calvo Sotelo and CD Tenerife, leaving Real Madrid in 1980. He subsequently represented CF Lorca Deportiva,[2] CF Gandía and Polideportivo Ejido[4] before joining newly-formed side CP Almería in 1983; he also scored the latter's first goal of their history.[1]

After helping Poli Almería in their promotion to the fourth division, Belmonte moved to CD Baza,[4] where he retired. He subsequently became a manager, and worked at his former sides Pavía and Pol Almería, aside from CD Campohermoso and Almería CF.[5]

Death

Belmonte died at the age of 67 on 5 September 2020, in his hometown.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Antonio Belmonte, del Pavía al Real Madrid" [Antonio Belmonte, from Pavía to Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Almería 360. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "El tinerfeñismo llora la muerte del almeriense Belmonte" [The tinerfeñismo cries the death of the almeriense Belmonte] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ "1–0: El "Nastic" careció de ambiciones ante un discreto Elche" [1–0: "Nàstic" lacked ambition against a discrete Elche] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 February 1973. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "El Almería se despide de un goleador tipo Telmo Zarra" [Almería say goodbye to a goalscorer in the likes of Telmo Zarra] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Fallece Antonio Belmonte, histórico del fútbol almeriense" [Dies Antonio Belmonte, a historic of the almeriense football] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Almería. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Ha fallecido Antonio Belmonte" [Antonio Belmonte has died] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Belmonte
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