Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1988)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Martín Corral | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Girona | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Guadalajara | ||
2005–2007 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Guadalajara | 6 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Rayo Vallecano B | 147 | (0) |
2011 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Hércules | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Córdoba | 43 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Elche | 40 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Lugo | 78 | (1) |
2019– | Girona | 37 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC) |
Juan Carlos Martín Corral (born 20 January 1988), known as Juan Carlos (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos]),[a] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Juan Carlos made his senior debut with CD Guadalajara in the 2004–05 season, in Tercera División. He joined Rayo Vallecano on 26 July 2005, returning to youth football.[1]
Juan Carlos was promoted to the reserves in summer 2007, and appeared regularly with the side in the fourth level and Segunda División B. On 5 June 2011 he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–3 home loss against FC Barcelona B for the Segunda División championship.[2]
On 4 July 2011, after being deemed surplus to requirements,[3] Juan Carlos moved to Hércules CF also in the second level.[4] On 2 July 2013, he signed for Córdoba CF after rejecting a contract extension from the Valencians.[5]
Juan Carlos appeared in 15 matches in his debut season, as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 away defeat to Real Madrid.[7]
Juan Carlos returned to his first club Rayo on 6 August 2015, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[8] On 23 July of the following year, after suffering top level relegation, he signed a two-year contract with Elche CF.[9]
On 28 June 2017, after suffering another team relegation, Juan Carlos signed a two-year deal at CD Lugo still in the second tier.[10] On 20 January 2018, the day of his 30th birthday, he scored with a kick from his own half in the 3–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.[11]
On 25 June 2019, Juan Carlos signed a two-year contract with Girona FC, freshly relegated to the second division.[12]
Notes
References
- ^ Juancar deja el Guadalajara para fichar por el Rayo (Juancar leaves Guadalajara to sign with Rayo); Rayo Herald, 26 July 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ Soberbio punto y final del filial en el adiós de Vallecas a Segunda (Superb curtain call from reserves in Vallecas' goodbye to Segunda); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Rayo Vallecano no cuenta con Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano does not count with Juan Carlos); Rayo Herald, 2 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El guardameta Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano) firma dos años con el Hércules (Goalkeeper Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano) signs for two years with Hércules); ABC, 4 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos defenderá la portería del Córdoba (Juan Carlos will defend Córdoba's goal); Marca, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Los héroes del ascenso" [The promotion heroes] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014
- ^ Juan Carlos nuevo jugador del Rayo (Juan Carlos new player of Rayo) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Vallecano, 6 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos refuerza la portería franjiverde (Juan Carlos bolsters the franjiverde goal); Elche CF, 23 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Juan Carlos, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo (Juan Carlos, new player of CD Lugo); CD Lugo, 28 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "¡Lo nunca visto! Así fue el zapatazo del portero del Lugo desde 65 metros" [Unheard of! That was what Lugo goalkeeper's blast from 65 metres was like] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Juan Carlos, una assegurança per a la porteria" [Juan Carlos, a safeguard for the goal] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
- Juan Carlos at BDFutbol
- Juan Carlos at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Juan Carlos at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Guadalajara, Spain
- Spanish footballers
- Castilian-Manchegan footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers
- Rayo Vallecano B players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Hércules CF players
- Córdoba CF players
- Elche CF players
- CD Lugo players
- Girona FC players