Juan Carlos Touriño

Touriño had five children, one born in Spain, one in Colombia and three born in Argentina. He died at a hospital in Buenos Aires on the night of 7 March 2017 from pancreatic disease, aged 72.

He was also involved with the Civil Association of former Quilmes Atlético Club footballers and lectured on football management at the Facultad de Psciología at the University of Buenos Aires. In February 2008, he returned to Real Madrid to unveil a plaque in honour of fellow Argentine footballer Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Following his recovery, he returned to the team and won consecutive league and cup doubles with the club in 1973-74 and 1974-1975. After the retirement of Miguel Muñoz in 1974 he played under manager Miljan Miljanić until his return to South America to play for Independiente Medellín of Colombia in 1977. In 1977, he returned to Argentina to play for Quilmes again. In 1978, he joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata missing out on Quilmes' only ever professional league title in Metropolitano 1978. He played out his career in the lower leagues with San Lorenzo de Mar del Plata and Chacarita Juniors.

Touriño made his only international appearance on 12 January 1972 in Spain's 1–0 victory over Hungary.

Early in his Real Madrid spell, he was part of the squad that reached the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final which they lost to Chelsea F.C. In 1971-72, he won his first league championship with the club. He broke his tibia and fibula in 1973, and during his recuperation began suffering from depression and considered retiring from football but was convinced to carry on playing by the Real Madrid staff.

Touriño made his professional debut aged 22 in 1966 for Quilmes in the Argentine Primera División. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the club. In 1968, he participated in a tour of Africa with Racing Club de Avellaneda under manager Juan José Pizzuti which utilised a number of players from other Argentine teams. He continued to play for Quilmes until 1970 when he was signed by Real Madrid CF of Spain. Signed by manager Miguel Muñoz, Touriño played over 100 league games for Real Madrid between 1970 and 1976, during which time he was part of three La Liga championship and two Spanish cup winning squads.

Touriño was born in the Parque Patricios district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to immigrant Spanish parents who had fled the Spanish Civil War. As a youngster, he supported local team Huracán but did not begin playing football until the age of 15 as his parents would not allow him to have a football. He began playing for Villa Modelo in Gerli in 1959, joined the Dock Sud youth team in 1962 and also played youth football for River Plate, Arsenal de Sarandí and Quilmes.

Juan Carlos Touriño Cancela (14 July 1944 – 7 March 2017) was a professional footballer who played as a defender. After starting his career in Argentina, he won two La Liga titles and two Spanish Cups with Real Madrid, and made one appearance for the Spain national team.