Juanma (footballer, born 1982)

Juanma
Juanma with Numancia in 2015
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Marrero Monzón
Date of birth (1982-10-18) 18 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Wing-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Vecindario
2003–2008 Las Palmas 95 (10)
2008–2010 Rayo Vallecano 3 (0)
2009–2010Huesca (loan) 22 (0)
2010–2012 Oviedo 49 (2)
2012–2016 Numancia 128 (18)
2016–2023 Fuenlabrada 158 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2023

Juan Manuel Marrero Monzón (born 18 October 1982), known as Juanma, is a Spanish professional footballer. On the left side, he can either operate as a defender or a midfielder.[1]

He played 285 Segunda División games for Las Palmas, Rayo Vallecano, Huesca, Numancia and Fuenlabrada, scoring 27 times. He added 155 matches and 17 goals in the Segunda División B with Las Palmas, Oviedo and Fuenlabrada.

Club career

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Las Palmas

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Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Juanma moved from UD Vecindario to UD Las Palmas, where he made his professional debut in the Segunda División on 6 September 2003, starting in a 2–2 home draw against CD Leganés.[2] After two years in the Segunda División B, he scored his first goal in the second tier on 26 September 2006, a first-half penalty in a game of the same result also at the Estadio Gran Canaria.[3]

Rayo Vallecano

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Juanma signed a two-year contract with Rayo Vallecano in July 2008.[4] Barely used in his time in the outskirts of Madrid, he was loaned a year later to SD Huesca also in the second division.[5]

Oviedo and Numancia

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On 25 August 2010, free agent Juanma joined Real Oviedo.[6] After two seasons in division three, neither ending in a playoff place, he returned up a level at CD Numancia.[7] Used regularly by Pablo Machín and Juan Antonio Anquela, he signed a new two-year deal with the option of a third in October 2015.[8]

Fuenlabrada

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In July 2016, having rescinded his contract when his opportunities in Soria decreased, Juanma dropped back down to Segunda B to represent CF Fuenlabrada.[9] Having achieved promotion to the second tier via the playoffs for the first time – as champions and at the third time of asking – the 36-year-old captain renewed for one more season with the possibility of another in June 2019.[10]

Still a regular player for Fuenla, Juanma agreed to a one-year extension in July 2021.[11]

Honours

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Fuenlabrada

References

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  1. ^ Martín, Francisco Javier (3 October 2019). "Juanma Marrero, el intocable del Fuenla pese a sus 36 años" [Juanma Marrero, Fuenla's untouchable in spite of his 36 years]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ García, Pedro (7 September 2003). "El Leganés suma un punto de su visita a Las Palmas" [Leganés gain a point from their visit to Las Palmas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "La UD deja escapar dos puntos y empata en casa con el Elche" [UD let two points slip and draw at home to Elche]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). 25 September 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Mercado: El Rayo ficha a Juanma Marrero" [Transfer market: Rayo sign Juanma Marrero] (in Spanish). Goal. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Juanma llega cedido al Huesca" [Juanma arrives on loan at Huesca]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Juanma Marrero ya es jugador del Real Oviedo" [Juanma Marrero is now a Real Oviedo player] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Juanma ficha por el Numancia" [Juanma signs for Numancia]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. ^ "El futbolista canario Juanma renueva por dos campañas más por el Numancia" [Canarian footballer Juanma renews for two more seasons with Numancia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Juanma Marrero apuntala la zaga del C.F. Fuenlabrada" [Juanma Marrero bolsters C.F. Fuenlabrada's back line] (in Spanish). Onda Fuenlabrada. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b Martín, Francisco Javier (24 June 2019). "El Fuenlabrada renueva al capitán Juanma Marrero" [Fuenlabrada renew with captain Juanma Marrero]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. ^ "El Fuenlabrada renueva a Juanma hasta 2022" [Fuenlabrada renew with Juanma until 2022] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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