Juan Manuel Fuentes (footballer) explained

Juan Manuel Fuentes
Fullname:Juan Manuel Fuentes Fernández
Birth Date:13 November 1977
Birth Place:Ordes, Spain
Position:Wing-back
Years1:1996–1997
Years2:1997–1999
Years3:1999–2010
Clubs3:Ponferradina
Caps3:292
Goals3:4

Juan Manuel Fuentes Fernández (born 13 November 1977) is a Spanish former footballer. On the left side of the pitch, he could appear as either a defender or a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ordes, Province of A Coruña, Fuentes spent his entire professional career, which consisted of 11 seasons, with SD Ponferradina. In 2005–06, he started in all his 28 league appearances to help the Galicians be promoted to Segunda División for the first time in their history.[1]

Fuentes played his first game as a professional on 27 August 2006 at the age of nearly 29, starting and being booked in a 2–0 away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2] He again was first choice, but his team was relegated at the end of the campaign.

Fuentes retired in June 2010 aged 32, having contributed 14 matches as Ponfe returned to the second tier. He appeared in 319 competitive games during his tenure with the club.[3]

Honours

Ponferradina

2009–10

Notes and References

  1. News: La Ponferradina hace historia en el Rico Pérez. Ponferradina make history at the Rico Pérez. Mundo Deportivo. José Manuel. Penadés. Spanish. 26 June 2006. 12 March 2014.
  2. News: Héctor acaba con la resistencia de los bercianos y Azkorra pone la guinda. Héctor ends bercian resistance and Azkorra tops it. Mundo Deportivo. Pedro. Líbero. Spanish. 28 August 2006. 12 March 2014.
  3. Web site: La Deportiva rinde homenaje a los históricos. Deportiva honour legends. SD Ponferradina. Spanish. 28 April 2016. 24 January 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228013144/https://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/la-deportiva-rinde-homenaje-a-los-historicos. 28 February 2021.