Juanmi (footballer, born 1971)
Juan Miguel García Inglés (born 9 March 1971), known as Juanmi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Miguel García Inglés | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cartagena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988 | Cartagena | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Real Madrid B | 51 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 1994–2002 | Zaragoza | 207 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Murcia | 94 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Gimnàstic | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 400 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
During 12 seasons – 18 as a professional in total – he appeared in 267 La Liga matches, mainly in representation of Zaragoza (nine years).
Club career
Juanmi was born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia. He began his career with local Cartagena FC, appearing in two Segunda División games in 1987–88 – still a junior – in a relegation-ending campaign. In summer 1990 he joined Real Madrid, going on to play two full seasons for the reserves; in 1992–93, he was third-choice for the main squad behind Francisco Buyo and Pedro Jaro.
In the 1993 off-season, Juanmi moved to Real Zaragoza as backup to veteran Andoni Cedrún. After two years as second-choice (although he did manage 27 La Liga appearances combined), he went on to become the Aragonese side's undisputed starter, being instrumental in their 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey.
In July 2002, following Zaragoza's top level relegation, Juanmi signed for Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer, initially backing up José Francisco Molina.[1] However, a testicular cancer to the latter made him the starter, and he performed well enough to help the Galicians eventually finish third.
Subsequently, Juanmi played with Real Murcia, alternating between the posts and the bench in four years. After only six appearances in the 2006–07 season, in a final promotion, he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the second division for one year.
Juanmi retired in June 2008 at the age of 37, being immediately named hometown club's FC Cartagena's goalkeeping coach.
International career
Juanmi collected one cap for Spain, on 26 January 2000, in a match played in his city of birth. He replaced Molina for the final six minutes against Poland, in a 3–0 friendly win.[2]
Honours
Zaragoza
Deportivo
References
- Deportivo to unveil duo; UEFA, 19 July 2002
- "España dota de argumentos a Camacho con otra goleada" [Spain give reasons to Camacho with another routing]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 January 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2013.