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Juan Carlos (footballer, born 1988)

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Juan Carlos
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Martín Corral
Date of birth (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36)
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

  1. ^ In isolation, Juan is pronounced [xwan].

References

  1. ^ Juancar deja el Guadalajara para fichar por el Rayo (Juancar leaves Guadalajara to sign with Rayo); Rayo Herald, 26 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ El Rayo Vallecano no cuenta con Juan Carlos (Rayo Vallecano does not count with Juan Carlos); Rayo Herald, 2 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Juan Carlos defenderá la portería del Córdoba (Juan Carlos will defend Córdoba's goal); Marca, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Los héroes del ascenso" [The promotion heroes] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ^ Slow start from Real Madrid; ESPN FC, 25 August 2014
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Juan Carlos refuerza la portería franjiverde (Juan Carlos bolsters the franjiverde goal); Elche CF, 23 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Juan Carlos, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo (Juan Carlos, new player of CD Lugo); CD Lugo, 28 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "¡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.
  12. ^ "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.