# 1989–90 Atlético Madrid season

The 1989–90 season was Atlético Madrid's 49th season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 43th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.

## Summary

The season is best remembered by the arrival of head coach Javier Clemente who clinched the league trophy as manager with Athletic Bilbao in the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons. Therefore, to boost the defensive line, the new manager brought in three basque players: centre-backs Patxi Ferreira, Pizo Gómez and left-back Eugenio Bustingorri. In spite of the side reaching the 2nd spot in the league table, on 27 February 1990 club President Jesus Gil-after disagreements and early cup eliminations- fired Clemente and replaced him with club legend Joaquín Peiró. Nevertheless, the side finished in 4th place.

## 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 |
| - | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones |
| - | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera |
| - | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea |
| - | DF | ESP | Roberto Solozábal |
| - | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado |
| - | DF | ESP | Patxi Ferreira |
| - | DF | ESP | Pizo Gómez |
| - | DF | ESP | Antonio Torrecilla |
| - | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos |
| - | DF | ESP | Eugenio Bustingorri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | BRA | Donato |
| - | MF | ESP | Alfredo Santaelena |
| - | MF | ESP | Armando Lucas |
| - | MF | ESP | Agustín Abadía |
| - | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina |
| - | MF | ESP | Antonio Orejuela |
| - | FW | POR | Paulo Futre |
| - | FW | BRA | Baltazar |
| - | FW | ESP | Manolo |
| - | FW | ESP | Manuel Alfaro |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Manuel Alfaro | Atletico Madrileño |
| DF | Patxi Ferreira | Athletic Bilbao |
| MF | Agustín Abadía | CD Logroñes |
| DF | Pizo Gómez | Osasuna |
| DF | Eugenio Bustingorri | Osasuna |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Joaquín Parra | Real Madrid | |
| MF | Marcos Alonso | CD Logroñes | |
| FW | Carlos Muñoz | Real Oviedo | |
| DF | Juan Carlos Arteche | | retired |
| GK | Luis Alberto Islas | CD Logroñes | loan |
| DF | Luis Garcia Garcia | CD Tenerife | |
| DF | Sergio Marrero | | |
| MF | Carlos Guerrero | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Valencia | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 39 | +44 | 51 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the 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 | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |

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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ESP | Abel Resino | 38 | -32 | 34 | -29 | 2 | -2 | 2 | -1 |
| | DF | ESP | Tomás Reñones | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Pizo Gómez | 39 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Patxi Ferreira | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Eugenio Bustingorri | 32 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Donato | 38 | 2 | 30+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Alfredo Santaelena | 36 | 1 | 28+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Antonio Orejuela | 32 | 4 | 27+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | POR | Paulo Futre | 31 | 10 | 25+2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Baltazar | 42 | 19 | 30+8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ESP | Manolo | 38 | 12 | 31+3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Agustín Elduayen | 4 | -6 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Roberto Marina | 34 | 5 | 21+10 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Juan Carlos | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Sergio Morgado | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | ESP | Agustín Abadía | 16 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Roberto Solozábal | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | ESP | Armando Lucas | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Carlos Aguilera | 23 | 0 | 7+15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Andoni Goikoetxea | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Antonio Torrecilla | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | ESP | Manuel Alfaro | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1989-907.html