Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Gómez and the second or maternal family name is
Sánchez .
Juanma
Full name
Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez Date of birth
(1981-05-29 ) 29 May 1981 (age 43) Place of birth
Don Benito , Spain Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position(s)
Midfielder 1992–1997
Don Benito 1997–2000
Málaga Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2000–2004
Málaga B
80
(10) 2001
→ Don Benito (loan)
5
(0) 2004–2008
Levante
82
(7) 2006–2007
→ Recreativo (loan)
27
(2) 2008–2012
Betis
86
(5) 2013
Villarreal
5
(0) 2013–2015
Alavés
48
(3) Total
333
(27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez (born 29 May 1981), known as Juanma , is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder .
Club career
Juanma was born in Don Benito , Province of Badajoz . During his early career, he represented Málaga CF , playing with both its first and second teams . In the summer of 2004 he joined Levante UD for four years,[ 1] making his La Liga debut on 26 September in a 4–3 away loss against Real Zaragoza ;[ 2] he would finish the season with five goals, but the side was relegated.
After a loan stint with Recreativo de Huelva , Juanma returned to the Valencian Community club, in another relegation-ending campaign . On 6 August 2008 he moved to Real Betis on a four-year contract for roughly € 1 million,[ 3] scoring his first goal for the Andalusians in late October against CD Castellón in a 2–0 away victory over CD Castellón in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey .[ 4] In the domestic league he netted twice in 27 games, against Valencia CF (3–2 away defeat)[ 5] and Getafe CF (2–2 home draw),[ 6] but, for the third time in four years, he dropped down a division.
After an unassuming five-month spell at Villarreal CF ,[ 7] the 32-year-old Juanma signed a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés in August 2013,[ 8] retiring after two Segunda División seasons and 54 competitive matches. He subsequently worked as a youth coach, with CD Ariznabarra .[ 9]
References
^ Ficha a Juanma y confía en firmar hoy a Zagorakis (Juanma signed and Zagorakis a strong possibility today) ; Diario AS , 15 July 2004 (in Spanish)
^ El Zaragoza vuelve a remontar un resultado adverso (Zaragoza come back from behind again) ; El País , 27 September 2004 (in Spanish)
^ Adiós a Uche y Chrétien y Juanma (Levante), OK (Goodbye to Uche and Chrétien, Juanma (Levante) OK) ; Mundo Deportivo , 6 August 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Castellón perdona a un Betis de lo más efectivo (Castellón forgive 100%-effective Betis) ; Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 2008 (in Spanish)
^ Valencia 3–2 Real Betis ; ESPN Soccernet , 30 November 2008
^ Real Betis 2–2 Getafe ; ESPN Soccernet, 1 February 2009
^ El Villarreal ficha de una tacada a Dorado y Juanma (Villarreal sign Dorado and Juanma in one go) ; Marca , 22 January 2013 (in Spanish)
^ El Deportivo Alavés refuerza la banda derecha con Juanma (Deportivo Alavés bolster right flank with Juanma) ; Deportivo Alavés, 1 August 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Juanma, de ex jugador del Alavés a entrenador de lujo en Ariznabarra (Juanma, from former Alavés player to deluxe coach in Ariznabarra) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; Kirol Expres, 6 September 2015 (in Spanish)
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