Juanma (footballer, born 1993)

Juanma
Personal information
Full name	Juan Manuel García García
Date of birth	20 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	La Rinconada, Spain
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Albacete
Number	7
Youth career
	San José
2001–2012	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Betis B
2012–2013	→ Coria (loan)
2013–2014	Alcalá
2014–2017	Betis B
2014	Betis
2017–2018	Badajoz
2018–2019	Marbella
2019–2022	Burgos
2022–	Albacete
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Juan Manuel García García (born 20 February 1993), commonly known as Juanma, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as a forward.

Club career[edit]

Born in La Rinconada, Province of Seville, Juanma played youth football for local Real Betis, and made his senior debuts while on loan at Coria CF in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División. After the expiry of his loan he was released and joined CD Alcalá also in the fourth level.^[1]

After netting seven times in only 13 matches, Juanma returned to Betis, being initially assigned to the reserves in the same division.^[2] He appeared in his first official game with the Andalusians' main squad on 2 March 2014, coming on as a substitute for Juanfran in the 76th minute of a 1–1 La Liga away draw against Villarreal CF.^[3]

After leaving Betis in 2017, Juanma represented Segunda División B sides CD Badajoz, Marbella FC and Burgos CF, achieving promotion to Segunda División with the latter in 2021. He scored his first professional goals at the age of 28 on 5 September 2021, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win over Real Valladolid.

On 23 July 2022, Juanma signed a three-year contract with Albacete Balompié also in the second tier.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Juanma y Saborido, la munición del CD Alcalá de Galván (Juanma and Saborido, CD Alcalá's ammunition); El Correo de Andalucía, 10 August 2013 (in Spanish)
^ The forward Juanma, new reinforcement for Betis B; Real Betis, 31 December 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Rock-bottom Betis deny Villarreal Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 2 March 2014
^ "Juanma García hace click" [Juanma García clicks] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links[edit]

Juanma García at BDFutbol
Juanma García at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
Juanma García at Soccerway

[1] Juanma y Saborido, la munición del CD Alcalá de Galván (Juanma and Saborido, CD Alcalá's ammunition); El Correo de Andalucía, 10 August 2013 (in Spanish)

[2] The forward Juanma, new reinforcement for Betis B; Real Betis, 31 December 2013 (in Spanish)

[3] Rock-bottom Betis deny Villarreal Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 2 March 2014

[4] "Juanma García hace click" [Juanma García clicks] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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