Juanma (footballer, born 1981)

Juanma

Juanma playing for Levante in 2007
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez
Date of birth (1981-05-29) 29 May 1981
Place of birth Don Benito, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 None
Youth career
1992–1997 Don Benito
1997–2000 Málaga
Senior career*
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2015.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Juan Manuel Gómez Sánchez (born 29 May 1981 in Don Benito, Badajoz), known as Juanma, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right midfielder.

Football career

During his early career, Juanma represented Málaga CF, playing with both its first and second teams. In the 2004 summer he joined Levante UD, making his La Liga debut on 26 September in a 3–4 away loss against Real Zaragoza;[1] he would finish the season with five league goals, but Levante 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 in a 4+1 deal, for roughly €1 million,[2] scoring his first goal for the Andalusia side in late October against CD Castellón, in a 2–0 away triumph for the Copa del Rey.[3] During the league campaign he netted twice in 27 games, against Valencia CF (2–3 away loss)[4] and Getafe CF (2–2 home draw),[5] but, for the third time in four years, he dropped down a division.

References

  1. ↑ El Zaragoza vuelve a remontar un resultado adverso (Zaragoza comes back from behind again); El País, 27 September 2004 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Adiós a Uche y Chrétien y Juanma (Levante), OK (Goodbye to Uche and Chrétien, Juanma (Levante) OK); Mundo Deportivo, 6 August 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Castellón perdona a un Betis de lo más efectivo (Castellón forgives 100%-effective Betis); Mundo Deportivo, 30 October 2008 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Valencia 3–2 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 30 November 2008
  5. ↑ Real Betis 2–2 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 1 February 2009
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