The last scorers of classic Spanish football stadiums

Last update 11 October, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

In another article we talk to you about classic and missing stadiums of Spanish football. Now, we tell you who were the last scorers of six legendary stadiums of Spanish football, scenarios that closed their story and saw these players go down in history.

The last scorers of classic Spanish football stadiums

1. San Mames (Cathedral)

The mythical Cathedral closed its doors in 2013 after more than a century of history, to make way for a new stadium a few meters from the old structure. The last match played there was an Athletic-Levante match that ended 0-1 in favor of the granotas. Juanlu, a key man for Levante, He was the one who scored the last goal in the First Division in San Mamés.

Curiously, The last official goal was also from a Levante player, Roger Martí, in a meeting between the affiliates of Athletic and Levante in the promotion of promotion to the Second Division, that ended 2-2. Roger was the last official scorer in the history of San Mamés.

2. Atocha

In Atocha, the legendary stadium of Real Sociedad, it was the portuguese Andrade Ocean da Cruz who scored the last goal. He 13 June 1993, in a game that was closing 80 years of history, Oceano scored the final goal of this coliseum, where Real lived its glory days, including two league titles.

3. sarriá

The Espanyol stadium, sarriá, He played his last game in 1997 in a match against Valencia. Surprisingly, The last goal in that stadium was not scored by an Espanyol player, but Iván Campo, at that time Valencia player. The game ended 3-2 in favor of parakeets, but Iván Campo went down in history as the last scorer in Sarriá.

4. Carlos Tartiere

Oviedo enjoyed its best years in the old Carlos Tartiere, which closed its doors in the year 2000. The last goal was the work of Jose Javier Barkero, in a match that Real Sociedad won against Oviedo. Barkero, which would later be consolidated in teams such as Numancia and Levante, He went down in the history books as the last scorer in the legendary Asturian stadium.

5. Luis Sitjar

The Luis Sitjar stadium in Palma de Mallorca closed at the end of the 20th century, giving way to a more modern stadium, Son Moix. In his last game, RCD Mallorca won 2-0, y Stankovic, one of the franchise players of the Balearic team, He was the one who scored the last goal in this historic venue.

6. Vicente Calderon

Vicente Calderón played his last official match on 21 May 2017, with a victory for Atlético de Madrid by 3-1 against Athletic Club. Fernando Torres opened the scoring with two goals, followed by Iñaki Williams' goal for the lions. The last rojiblanco goal was scored by Angel Correa, securing his place in Vicente Calderón history as the author of the last goal at the legendary Atleti stadium.