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{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Camacho|Alfaro|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = José  Antonio Camacho
|image = Jose Antonio Camacho.jpg
|upright = 0.8
|alt = Camacho in 2011
|caption = Camacho in 2011
|fullname = José Antonio Camacho Alfaro
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|6|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Cieza, Murcia|Cieza]], Spain
|height = 1.74 m
|position = [[Left-back]]
|currentclub =
|youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Albacete Balompié|Albacete]]
|years1 = 1972–1973 | clubs1 = [[Albacete Balompié|Albacete]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 
|years2 = 1973–1974 | clubs2 = [[Real Madrid Castilla|Castilla]] | caps2 = | goals2 = 
|years3 = 1974–1989 | clubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | caps3 = 414 | goals3 = 9
|totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
|nationalyears1 = 1973 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-18 football team|Spain U18]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 1975–1976 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national football team|Spain amateur]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 1975–1988 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps3 = 81 | nationalgoals3 = 0
|manageryears1 = 1989–1992 | managerclubs1 = [[Real Madrid]] (assistant)
|manageryears2 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs2 = [[Rayo Vallecano]]
|manageryears3 = 1993–1996 | managerclubs3 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|manageryears4 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs4 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|manageryears5 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs5 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|manageryears6 = 1998 | managerclubs6 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|manageryears7 = 1998–2002 | managerclubs7 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|manageryears8 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs8 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|manageryears9 = 2004 | managerclubs9 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|manageryears10 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs10 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|manageryears11 = 2008–2011 | managerclubs11 = [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]
|manageryears12 = 2011–2013 | managerclubs12 = [[China national football team|China]]
|manageryears13 = 2016–2018 | managerclubs13 = [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|ESP}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 1984|1984 France]]|}}
}}

'''José Antonio Camacho Alfaro''' ({{IPA|es|xose anˈtonjo kaˈmatʃo}}; born 8 June 1955) is a Spanish former [[association football|football]] [[left-back]] and a former [[Manager (association football)|manager]].

He spent 15 professional years at [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], appearing in more than 500 official matches with the team and helping win 19 major titles, including nine [[La Liga]] championships. Subsequently, he embarked in a lengthy manager career, which included two very brief spells with his main club.

Camacho earned more than 80 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] with [[Spain national football team|Spain]], representing the country in two [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] and as many [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]]. He also managed the national team for four years, taking them to the quarter-finals in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].

==Club career==
Camacho was born in [[Cieza, Murcia]]. After playing youth football at [[Albacete Balompié|Albacete]], he moved to [[La Liga]] giants [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] at age 18, being almost immediately cast into the first team and its starting XI, his debut being handed by manager [[Luis Molowny]] on 3 March 1974 as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against [[CD Málaga|Málaga]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1974/03/04/pagina-5/994310/pdf.html#|title=1–0: Un precioso gol de Guerini decidió|trans-title=1–0: Guerini wonder goal the decider|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|language=es|date=4 March 1974|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

During his spell with Real Madrid, Camacho appeared in 577 official matches (414 in the league alone), forming a proficient left-wing partnership with [[Rafael Gordillo]], who featured mainly as a [[midfielder]]. In January 1978, he suffered a serious injury in training, which put his career on hold for nearly two years, but returned strong, being instrumental as the [[Madrid|capital]] side won consecutive [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cups]].<ref name="FANS">[http://www.realmadridfans.org/camacho.htm Biography at Real Madrid Fans] (in Spanish)</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1989/06/24/093.html|title=El espectáculo y el buen juego rubricaron el nuevo título del Real Madrid|trans-title=Brilliance and good display signed new Real Madrid title|publisher=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|language=es|date=24 June 1989|access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Camacho played 81 games for the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]], making his first appearance just 19 years old. His debut came on 5 February 1975 in a 1–1 draw against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] for the [[UEFA Euro 1976]] [[UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying|qualifiers]], in [[Valencia]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/camacho-intl.html José Antonio Camacho Alfaro – International Matches]; at [[RSSSF]]</ref>

For the following 13 years, Camacho was a defensive mainstay for the national side, being selected – and always as first-choice – to the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/mundial/2016-05-21/espana-mundial-86-butragueno-mexico_1203991/|title=Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios|trans-title=From the ''falangista'' kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes|publisher=[[El Confidencial]]|language=es|date=21 May 2016|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> as well as [[UEFA Euro 1984|Euro 1984]] and [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]. After the 2–0 group stage loss to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in the latter competition, he retired from the international scene aged 33.

==Coaching career==
===Beginnings===
Following his retirement as a player in 1989, Camacho began coaching, first in Real Madrid's coaching staff. His first professional experiences were spent at [[Rayo Vallecano]] and [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]], both of which he helped promote to the top division.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20180527/443897239982/los-siete-ascensos-a-primera-del-rayo-vallecano.html|title=Los siete ascensos a Primera del Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Rayo Vallecano's seven promotions to ''Primera''|publisher=[[La Vanguardia]]|language=es|date=27 May 2018|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/rcde-espanyol/20190423/461827477398/espanyol-cadiz-1994-ascenso-primera.html|title=Se cumplen 25 años del último ascenso a Primera del Espanyol|trans-title=Twenty-fifth anniversary of Espanyol's last promotion to ''Primera''|publisher=La Vanguardia|language=es|date=23 April 2019|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

In the summer of 1998, Camacho took over Real Madrid's first team, but left after only 22 days over disagreements with the club's management.<ref name="FANS"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1998/07/10/deportes/900021613_850215.html|title=Camacho presenta su dimisión y el Real Madrid negocia con Guus Hiddink|trans-title=Camacho presents his resignation and Real Madrid negotiate with Guus Hiddink|publisher=[[El País]]|language=es|date=10 July 1998|access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130709/real-madrid/camacho-real-madrid-plante-lorenzo-sanz-florentino_54377351645.html|title=Se cumplen 15 años del primer plante de Camacho al Madrid|trans-title=Fifteen years from when Camacho first slammed door on Madrid|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=9 July 2013|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

===Spain national team===
Camacho succeeded [[Javier Clemente]] as national team manager in September 1998, after a shock 3–2 loss in [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] in a [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/1998/septiembre/05/deportes/futbol.html|title=España cae ante Chipre, un equipo repleto de aficionados|trans-title=Spain fall against Cyprus, team filled with amateurs|publisher=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|language=es|date=5 September 1998|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> The tide quickly turned under the new boss, who led the side to [[UEFA Euro 2000|the final stages]] where they bowed out to eventual champions [[France national football team|France]] in the quarter-finals.

Two years later, Camacho's team lost in the same stages to [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], now in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]. Following the controversial defeat<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2142882.stm Ghandour sees red]; [[BBC Sport]], 21 July 2002</ref> he announced his resignation, being replaced by [[Iñaki Sáez]].

===Benfica===
Camacho returned to club action subsequently, being appointed at [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] from Portugal on 1 December 2002 in the place of sacked [[Jesualdo Ferreira]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/benfica/noticias/-benfica-resistiu-mais-de-uma-decada-ate-a-saida-de-rui-vitoria-10393990.html|title=Benfica resistiu mais de uma década até à saída de Rui Vitória|trans-title=Benfica held their own for more than one decade until departure of Rui Vitória|publisher=[[O Jogo]]|language=pt|date=3 January 2019|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> Two years later, his team [[2003–04 Taça de Portugal|won]] the [[Taça de Portugal]] against [[José Mourinho]]-led [[FC Porto|Porto]] in [[Overtime (sports)|extra-time]], ending Benfica's longest silverware drought, as well as [[2003–04 Primeira Liga|finishing second]] in the [[Primeira Liga]].<ref name="Benfica">{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/515254/spaniard-camacho-quits-as-benfica-coach|title=Spaniard Camacho quits as Benfica coach|publisher=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]|date=10 March 2008|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

A tough tackler in his playing days, Camacho also showed a human side when he cried profusely after [[Miklós Fehér]] died on the pitch, shortly after entering Benfica's match at [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-29-08-2007/abc/Deportes/camacho-lloro-por-miklos-feher-en-el-patibulo-de-guimaraes_164566609934.html|title=Camacho lloró por Miklos Feher en el patíbulo de Guimaraes|trans-title=Camacho cried for Miklos Feher in gallows of Guimaraes|publisher=ABC|language=es|date=29 August 2007|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref>

===Real Madrid and Benfica return===
For the [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05 season]], Camacho returned to Real Madrid on a two-year contract as a replacement to sacked [[Carlos Queiroz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2004/05/25/deportes/1085441290_850215.html|title=Camacho elegido, Queiroz cesado|trans-title=Camacho chosen, Queiroz sacked|publisher=[[Cadena SER]]|language=es|date=24 May 2004|access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> However, things quickly went wrong again in his second spell after a 3–0 defeat at [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|the group stage]] of the [[UEFA Champions League]], and a 1–0 league loss at Espanyol four days later also in September; shortly after, he resigned and was replaced by assistant [[Mariano García Remón]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3671372.stm|title=Camacho quits Real|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 September 2004|access-date=20 August 2009}}</ref>

Following [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]]' mutual agreement termination of contract with Benfica, after a 1–1 away draw with [[Leixões S.C.|Leixões]] in [[2007–08 Primeira Liga|2007–08 Portuguese League]]'s opener, Camacho returned to Benfica.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c4-0e6e74e49a9e-87ad79245372-1000--benfica-bring-camacho-back/ Benfica bring Camacho back]; UEFA, 21 August 2007</ref> However, following a poor string of results, and claiming he was no longer able to motivate the team, he announced he would leave the club minutes after drawing a home match against bottom-placed [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]] on 9 March 2008.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01cb-0e6f1fb2041e-548312b3468c-1000--camacho-hands-in-benfica-notice/ Camacho hands in Benfica notice]; UEFA, 9 March 2008</ref><ref name="Benfica"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20080310-camacho-resigns-benfica-coach-football-portugal|title=Camacho resigns as Benfica coach|publisher=[[France 24]]|date=10 March 2008|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

===Osasuna===
After working as co-commentator on Spanish TV network [[Cuatro (channel)|Cuatro]] during Spain's victorious [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] campaign (he would also work for the channel during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], which ended with the national team's triumph as well),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2008/05/24/mas_futbol/1211610459_850215.html|title=Camacho y Quique fichan por Cuatro|trans-title=Camacho and Quique sign for Cuatro|publisher=[[Diario AS]]|language=es|date=24 May 2008|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-cadenas-vuelcan-cobertura-mundial-sudafrica-2010-20100531194133.html|title=Las cadenas se vuelcan en la cobertura del Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010|trans-title=Networks at full blast in coverage of South Africa's 2010 World Cup|publisher=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]]|language=es|date=31 May 2010|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> Camacho replaced [[José Ángel Ziganda]] at the helm of [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] on 13 October 2008.<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/osasuna/es/desarrollo/1174757.html Osasuna destituye a Ziganda y su sustituto será Camacho (Osasuna fire Ziganda, Camacho will be his replacement)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 13 October 2008 (in Spanish)</ref>

On 14 February 2011, following a 1–0 away loss against [[Real Sociedad]] that placed the [[Navarrese]] inside the relegation zone, Camacho was fired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/880339/osasuna-sack-jose-antonio-camacho-following-league-slump?cc=5739|title=Osasuna sack Camacho|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=14 February 2011|access-date=14 February 2011|archive-date=28 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223124/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/880339/osasuna-sack-jose-antonio-camacho-following-league-slump?cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref> They eventually [[2010–11 La Liga|finished in ninth position]].

===China national team===
On 13 August 2011, Camacho took over the reins of the [[China national football team|Chinese national team]], signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of [[United states dollar|US$]]8 million.<ref>[http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2011/08/1003.html Camacho to be new coach of China national football team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325172821/http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2011/08/1003.html |date=25 March 2012 }}; [[China Times]], 9 August 2011</ref> The [[Chinese Football Association]] head Wei Di explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and South Korea, while Chinese Soccer Administrative Centre vice-president Yu Hongchen said that Camacho would keep his job even if he did not qualify for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="CAMACHO">[http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2011/08/15/2620479/jose-antonio-camachos-appointment-is-part-of-a-long-term-revival- Jose Antonio Camacho's appointment is part of a long-term revival plan: China Football Association head Wei Di]; [[Goal (website)|Goal]], 15 August 2011</ref>

China failed to [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|qualify]] for the World Cup, after only finishing third in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third qualifying round]] with three wins and three losses. Camacho was also in charge as a Chinese young squad lost 8–0 to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] on 10 September 2012 in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]], the national team's worst-ever defeat which also meant the drop to an all-time low 109th position in the [[FIFA World Rankings]].<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/92232/brazil-vs-china/report? Brazil 8–0 China: Neymar nets hat-trick in crushing victory]; Goal, 11 September 2012</ref>

In the first game of the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] campaign, Camacho and China lost 1–2 against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/international/asia/asian-cup-qualification/2015-australia/group-stage/group-c/g5564/ Asian Cup Qualification: Group C]; Soccerway, 6 February 2013</ref> Following a 5–1 shock friendly loss to [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] on 15 June 2013, he was relieved of his duties.<ref>[http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215393696/scat/9366300fc9319e9b China part ways with Camacho] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228065350/http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/215393696/scat/9366300fc9319e9b |date=28 December 2013 }}; China National News, 24 June 2013</ref>

One reason cited for Camacho's shortcomings in Asia was the limitation of football boots. The Chinese FA ordered that all the national team players were to wear [[Adidas]], whilst most players in the [[Chinese Super League]] wore [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], thus creating discomfort.<ref>[http://bbs.hupu.com/11456446.html 国足已放开球鞋限制，将自主选定新赞助商]; Hupu, 2 January 2015 (in Chinese)</ref><ref>[http://old.jfdaily.com/gb/jfxww/xlbk/xwwb/node3944/node3956/userobject1ai1431185.html 莱曼用擦鞋换自由] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416154258/http://old.jfdaily.com/gb/jfxww/xlbk/xwwb/node3944/node3956/userobject1ai1431185.html |date=16 April 2016 }}; JF Daily (in Chinese)</ref>

===Gabon national team===
Camacho was appointed as [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]] manager 43 days before the start of the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations]] which was to take place in that country, replacing [[Jorge Costa (footballer)|Jorge Costa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38169431|title=Gabon appoint Spaniard Jose Antonio Camacho as new coach|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 December 2016|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> The team exited in [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|the group stage]], with three draws.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38626716|title=Cameroon 0–0 Gabon|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 January 2017|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>

Camacho was relieved of his duties on 12 September 2018, due to poor results.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutos.com.mx/deportes/noticia/espanol-jose-antonio-camacho-deja-de-ser-entrenador-de-gabon-418261/0/|title=Español José Antonio Camacho deja de ser entrenador de Gabón|trans-title=Spaniard José Antonio Camacho is no longer Gabon manager|publisher=[[20 minutos]]|language=es|date=12 September 2018|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Copa del Rey]]
!colspan="2"|[[Copa de la Liga]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]||[[1973–74 Real Madrid CF season|1973–74]]||rowspan="18"|[[La Liga]]||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
|[[1974–75 Real Madrid CF season|1974–75]]||34||0||7||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]|name=CWC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||47||1
|-
|[[1975–76 Real Madrid CF season|1975–76]]||33||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||1
|-
|[[1976–77 Real Madrid CF season|1976–77]]||32||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||2
|-
|[[1977–78 Real Madrid CF season|1977–78]]||15||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[1978–79 Real Madrid CF season|1978–79]]||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[1979–80 Real Madrid CF season|1979–80]]||33||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||44||0
|-
|[[1980–81 Real Madrid CF season|1980–81]]||34||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||47||0
|-
|[[1981–82 Real Madrid CF season|1981–82]]||33||2||7||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||48||2
|-
|[[1982–83 Real Madrid CF season|1982–83]]||34||1||7||0||4||0||8{{efn|name=CWC}}||0||2{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||0||55||1
|-
|[[1983–84 Real Madrid CF season|1983–84]]||30||1||8||1||0||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||2
|-
|[[1984–85 Real Madrid CF season|1984–85]]||33||0||2||0||6||0||12{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||53||0
|-
|[[1985–86 Real Madrid CF season|1985–86]]||29||0||4||0||0||0||12{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|—||45||0
|-
|[[1986–87 Real Madrid CF season|1986–87]]||32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0
|-
|[[1987–88 Real Madrid CF season|1987–88]]||30||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||42||0
|-
|[[1988–89 Real Madrid CF season|1988–89]]||7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||0||0||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!414||9||61||2||10||0||90||0||2||0||577||11
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|-
|1975||3||0
|-
|1976||3||0
|-
|1977||6||0
|-
|1978||0||0
|-
|1979||1||0
|-
|1980||0||0
|-
|1981||13||0
|-
|1982||10||0
|-
|1983||7||0
|-
|1984||12||0
|-
|1985||7||0
|-
|1986||11||0
|-
|1987||4||0
|-
|1988||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||81||0
|}

===Managerial===
{{updated|match played 14 February 2020}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record	
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
| align="left" |[[Rayo Vallecano]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|27 January 1992
|align=left|20 June 1993
{{WDL|59|20|23|16|for=76|against=60|diff=yes}}		
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1991-92|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1991–92|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1992-93|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1992–93|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|1 July 1993
|align=left|27 May 1996
{{WDL|138|63|46|29|for=213|against=118|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1993-94|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1993–94|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1994-95|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1994–95|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1994-95|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1995–96|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|5 June 1996
|align=left|3 February 1997
{{WDL|25|7|4|14|for=20|against=33|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1996-97|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1996–97|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|23 June 1997
|align=left|17 June 1998
{{WDL|40|12|18|10|for=46|against=34|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=1997-98|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 1997–98|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|17 June 1998
|align=left|9 July 1998
{{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}}
|
|-
| align="left" |[[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|15 September 1998
|align=left|23 June 2002
{{WDL|44|28|9|7|for=105|against=37|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/spain/spain/2137/|title=Spain: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|1 December 2002
|align=left|25 May 2004
{{WDL|71|47|14|10|for=133|against=60|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="SL Benfica: Matches">{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/benfica/1679/|title=SL Benfica: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|25 May 2004
|align=left|20 September 2004
{{WDL|6|4|0|2|for=7|against=5|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=2004-05|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 2004–05|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|20 August 2007
|align=left|9 March 2008
{{WDL|38|18|13|7|for=57|against=29|diff=yes}}
|<ref name="SL Benfica: Matches"/>
|-
| align="left" |[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]
|{{Flagicon|Spain}}
|align=left|13 October 2008
|align=left|14 February 2011
{{WDL|105|30|29|46|for=107|against=133|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=2008-09|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 2008–09|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=2009-10|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 2009–10|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l2945.html?temp=2010-11|title=Camacho: José Antonio Camacho Alfaro: Matches 2010–11|publisher=BDFutbol|date=14 February 2020|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[China national football team|China]]
|{{Flagicon|China}}
|align=left|13 August 2011
|align=left|24 June 2013
{{WDL|20|7|2|11|for=23|against=31|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/china-pr/china-pr/453/|title=China PR: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |[[Gabon national football team|Gabon]]
|{{Flagicon|Gabon}}
|align=left|2 December 2016
|align=left|12 September 2018
{{WDL|16|2|8|6|for=9|against=16|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/gabon/gabon/945/|title=Gabon: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=4 | '''Career total'''	
{{WDLtot|562|238|166|158|for=796|against=556|diff=yes}}	
!—			
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Real Madrid'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/es/noticias/marcelo-entre-los-jugadores-con-mas-titulos-en-la-historia/1ve1ulz0fr9v51o6wot65zbr41|title=Marcelo, entre los jugadores con más títulos en la historia del Real Madrid|trans-title=Marcelo, amongst the most decorated players in the history of Real Madrid|publisher=Goal|language=es|date=7 January 2018|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[La Liga]]: [[1974–75 La Liga|1974–75]], [[1975–76 La Liga|1975–76]], [[1977–78 La Liga|1977–78]], [[1978–79 La Liga|1978–79]], [[1979–80 La Liga|1979–80]], [[1985–86 La Liga|1985–86]], [[1986–87 La Liga|1986–87]], [[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88]], [[1988–89 La Liga|1988–89]]
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[1973–74 Copa del Generalísimo|1973–74]], [[1974–75 Copa del Generalísimo|1974–75]], [[1979–80 Copa del Rey|1979–80]], [[1981–82 Copa del Rey|1981–82]], [[1988–89 Copa del Rey|1988–89]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1988 Supercopa de España|1988]], 1989
*[[Copa de la Liga]]: [[1985 Copa de la Liga|1985]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1984–85 UEFA Cup|1984–85]], [[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]]

'''Spain'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/eurocopa/20160413/401083135341/francia-1984-los-bleus-se-coronan-tras-el-error-de-arconada.html|title=1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada|trans-title=1984: ‘Bleus’ crowned after Arconada's mistake|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|last=Mentruit|first=Imma|language=es|date=13 April 2016|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

===Manager===
'''Benfica'''
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: [[2003–04 Taça de Portugal|2003–04]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2004/05/16/desporto/noticia/benfica-vence-taca-de-portugal-21-1193962|title=Benfica vence Taça de Portugal (2–1)|trans-title=Benfica win Portuguese Cup (2–1)|publisher=[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]|language=pt|date=16 May 2004|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of La Liga players]] (400+ appearances)
* [[List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{BDFutbol manager|2945}}
* {{ForaDeJogo manager}}
* {{NFT coach|17090/Jose_Antonio_Camacho}}
* {{Soccerway coach|jose-antonio-camacho-alfaro/105600}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007131609/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040472616/1202817466302/jugador/JugadorLegendario/Camacho.htm |date=dmy |title=Real Madrid biography}} {{in lang|es}}

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