Juan Carlos Blanco Peñalva

Juan Carlos Blanco Peñalva (8 May 1946) is a former Uruguayan footballer. He represented Uruguay national football team.

Career As a footballer, he played as a full-back on both sides and as a centre-back. He started playing for Club Atlético San Salvador in Soriano, and in 1963 he joined the youth divisions of Club Nacional de Football, where he made his official debut in 1966. In his first stage with Nacional, he won the Copa Libertadores in 1971, the Copa Intercontinental, and the Copa Interamericana in 1972, in addition to obtaining the four-year championship in the Uruguayan league (1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972).

In 1973, he moved to Real Zaragoza in Spain, where he played until 1978, during a period in which the Spanish club had several South American players (mainly Paraguayans), which led to it being remembered as "Los Zaraguayos". These teams did not win any titles, but they did achieve the best performances in the club's history in the top division, finishing third in the 1973–74 season and second in the 1974–75 season.

In 1978, he returned to Nacional, achieving the triple crown in 1980 (Uruguayan Championship, Copa Libertadores, and Copa Intercontinental). In 1982, he joined Racing, where he retired. He played for the Uruguayan national team on ten occasions between 1971 and 1981.

Honours Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1980 Copa Libertadores: 1971, 1980