# 1988–89 Atlético Madrid season

The 1988–89 season was Atlético Madrid's 48th season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 42th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.

## Summary

In his second campaign as club President, Jesus Gil transferred several players out of the team such as Brazilian Midfielder Alemao to SSC Napoli after disagreements with him. Also Forward Julio Salinas moved to FC Barcelona, along with Midfielder Eusebio Sacristán. Meanwhile, new players arrived to the squad such as Brazilian Forward Baltazar, Brazilian Midfielder Donato, young strikers Manolo and Carlos Muñoz. After one year of rumours, the club finally appointed former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson as its new head coach in October, winning his first game in charge 6–1 against Espanyol. However, President Jesus Gil sacked him after only three months and several disagreements with the British manager, then appointed his assistant manager Colin Addison who was fired in June. In spite of Baltazar clinching the La Liga topscorer trophy after scored 35 goals, the squad finished in a disappointing fourth place.
The club in UEFA Cup was eliminated early after being defeated by FC Groningen on away goals. Also in Copa del Rey the squad after defeated RCD Español and FC Barcelona advanced to the semifinals stage only to lose the two legged series against archrivals Real Madrid.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Abel Resino |
| — | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen |
| — | GK | ARG | Luis Alberto Islas |
| — | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones |
| — | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera |
| — | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado |
| — | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea |
| — | DF | ESP | Arteche |
| — | DF | ESP | Roberto Solozábal |
| — | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos |
| — | DF | ESP | Alfredo Santaelena |
| — | DF | ESP | Sergio Marrero |
| — | MF | ESP | Armando |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Donato |
| — | MF | ESP | Torrecilla |
| — | MF | ESP | Joaquín Parra |
| — | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina |
| — | MF | ESP | Antonio Orejuela |
| — | MF | ESP | Marcos Alonso |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis García García |
| — | MF | ESP | Carlos Guerrero |
| — | FW | POR | Paulo Futre |
| — | FW | BRA | Baltazar |
| — | FW | ESP | Manolo |
| — | FW | ESP | Carlos Muñoz |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| MF | Donato | Vasco da Gama |
| FW | Baltazar | Celta Vigo |
| GK | Luis Alberto Islas | CA Independiente |
| FW | Manolo | Real Murcia |
| FW | Carlos Muñoz | Real Oviedo |
| DF | Torrecilla | Real Valladolid |
| MF | Antonio Orejuela | RCD Mallorca |
| MF | Luis García García | RCD Mallorca |
| DF | Alfredo Santaelena | Getafe |
| DF | Sergio Marrero | UD Las Palmas |
| MF | Carlos Guerrero | Atlético Madrileño |
| DF | Roberto Solozábal | Atlético Madrileño |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Alemao | SSC Napoli | |
| FW | Julio Salinas | FC Barcelona | |
| MF | Eusebio Sacristán | FC Barcelona | |
| FW | López Ufarte | Real Betis | |
| MF | Jesus Landaburu | | retired |
| MF | Antonio Rivas | RCD Mallorca | |
| DF | Julián Romero | Racing Santander | |
| FW | Pedraza | Racing Santander | |
| FW | Quique Setien | CD Logroñes | |
| MF | Quique Ramos | | |

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 57 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Zaragoza | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Valladolid | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
* ↑ Qualify for Cup Winners' Cup as holders.
* ↑ Runner-up of Copa del Rey.

#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
#### First round
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Abel Resino | 46 | -50 | 37 | -42 | 2 | -2 | 7 | -6 |
| | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones | 47 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado | 45 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Antonio Torrecilla | 25 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Donato | 45 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| | MF | ESP | Antonio Orejuela | 38 | 4 | 30+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina | 35 | 2 | 24+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | BRA | Baltazar | 46 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| | FW | ESP | Manolo | 44 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| | FW | POR | Paulo Futre | 37 | 6 | 27+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen | 1 | -3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Armando | 26 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Luis García García | 18 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Carlos Muñoz | 28 | 4 | 9+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Joaquín Parra | 18 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera | 27 | 4 | 4+17 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Alfredo Santaelena | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sergio Marrero | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Arteche | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Marcos Alonso | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Ángel Mejías | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ARG | Luis Alberto Islas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Roberto Solozábal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Carlos Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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