Juan Carlos Portillo | |
Fullname: | Juan Carlos Portillo González |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1970 |
Birth Place: | Málaga, Spain |
Height: | 1.790NaN0 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years2: | 1993–1994 |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 1994–1999 |
Caps3: | 127 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Juan Carlos Portillo González (born 7 July 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Portillo joined Levante UD in 1993 after a spell at Real Balompédica Linense.[1] In the 1994 summer he signed for UD Almería also in Segunda División B, winning promotion in his first season.
Portillo appeared in his first match as a professional on 3 September 1995, starting and being sent off in a 1–1 home draw against CD Leganés in the Segunda División.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 2 November of the following year, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win over RCD Mallorca.[3]
After being relegated in 1997, Portillo stayed two more years with the Rojiblancos, dropping another level in 1999.