José Luis Caminero

Having unsuccessfully emerged through the ranks of Real Madrid, Madrid-born Caminero signed with Real Valladolid for the 1989–90 season, with Fernando Hierro moving in the opposite direction. He helped the side barely avoid La Liga relegation, and scored his first goal in the competition on 16 December 1990 in a 3–1 home win against Valencia CF. The peak of Caminero's career took place from 1993–94, when he joined Atlético Madrid. He was a key member of the squad that won an historical double in 1995–96, contributing nine league goals in 37 games; accordingly, at the end of the season, he was given the Spanish Footballer of the Year award by both the Madrid newspaper El País and the prestigious football magazine Don Balón, being the only Atlético player to win both awards the same year, and netted a career-best 14 goals the following campaign. Caminero re-joined Valladolid at age 30, ending his career in 2004 after the team's top-flight relegation. In his final years, he further enhanced his versatility by playing in the sweeper position. Subsequently, Caminero was installed as the club's director of football. He left the position citing personal reasons after 2007–08. Caminero returned to Atlético in May 2011. He joined Málaga CF seven years later, still in that capacity.

Caminero made his Spain national team debut on 8 September 1993, in a 2–0 friendly win with Chile in Alicante. He represented the country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, where he was the nation's leading scorer at three (scoring twice against Bolivia in a 3–1 group stage victory) and also in UEFA Euro 1996 in England, where he netted a late equaliser against France. Caminero totalled eight goals in 21 caps, and his last appearance was against England in Euro '96, a penalty shootout loss.

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caminero goal.

Atlético Madrid

La Liga: 1995–96 Copa del Rey: 1995–96 Individual

Don Balón Award: 1996