Juanjo Camacho Explained

Juanjo Camacho
Fullname:Juan José Camacho Barnola
Birth Date:2 August 1980
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Height:1.810NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Zaragoza
Years1:1998–2000
Caps1:71
Goals1:7
Years2:2000–2002
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2001
Clubs3:Recreativo (loan)
Caps3:31
Goals3:5
Years4:2001–2002
Clubs4:Real Madrid B (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:3
Years5:2002–2004
Caps5:30
Goals5:4
Years6:2004–2005
Caps6:13
Goals6:6
Years7:2005–2006
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2006
Clubs8:Lleida (loan)
Caps8:15
Goals8:0
Years9:2006–2007
Caps9:37
Goals9:10
Years10:2007–2008
Caps10:36
Goals10:7
Years11:2008–2019
Caps11:356
Goals11:72
Totalcaps:628
Totalgoals:114
Nationalyears1:1996–1997
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalyears2:1997–1998
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:1998–1999
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:6

Juan José 'Juanjo' Camacho Barnola (born 2 August 1980) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

He spent most of his professional career with Huesca, appearing in more than 400 official matches for the club and in several Segunda División seasons. He also spent some time in La Liga with Zaragoza, and had a two-year spell in the Scottish Premier League with Livingston.[1]

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Camacho started playing professionally for Real Zaragoza, but appeared almost exclusively for the B team in the Segunda División B, also playing one season in Segunda División with Recreativo de Huelva, on loan. Released in the summer of 2001 he returned to the third division, representing Real Madrid Castilla.[2]

In the following two years, Camacho played in Scotland for Livingston,[3] teaming up with compatriot Guillermo Amor in his first season and being relatively used overall. He then returned to Zaragoza, but could only make five La Liga appearances, all in the closing stages of 2004–05, being again almost exclusively associated with the Aragonese club's reserves and also being loaned to UE Lleida for five months.[2]

Camacho played for two teams in the following two campaigns, SD Huesca and UD Vecindario, both in division three. He returned to Huesca in 2008 with the team now in the second tier, and settled there as first choice the following years; in 2010–11 he scored a career-high 13 goals (squad best), also being their most utilised player overall (3,675 minutes).[4]

On 26 November 2017, in a 2–0 away loss against Granada CF,[5] Camacho appeared in his 400th competitive match for Huesca.[6] He contributed 20 scoreless appearances during that season, as the club reached the top flight for the first time in history.[7]

Camacho announced his retirement on 14 May 2019, at the age of 38.[8]

Personal life

Camacho's father Juan José was also a footballer, as younger brother Ignacio. The latter was also a midfielder brought up at Zaragoza but, as a professional, played mostly for Málaga CF.[9]

Honours

Spain U16

1997

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/sd-huesca/2017/08/13/la-undecima-aventura-azulgrana-camacho-1191698-1101051.html La undécima aventura azulgrana de Camacho (Camacho's eleventh azulgrana adventure)
  2. https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2018/04/04/camacho-estandarte-del-huesca-matriz-zaragocista-1233303-611027.html Camacho, el estandarte del Huesca de matriz zaragocista (Camacho, Huesca's spearhead made at Zaragoza)
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/2146958.stm Livi Lions kept hungry
  4. https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2014/04/03/sd-huesca/333096.html Juanjo Camacho, capitán y pichichi del Huesca (Juanjo Camacho, Huesca's captain and pichichi)
  5. https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2017/11/26/5a1adc4d468aeb35028b4652.html El Granada más contundente fulmina al líder y su gran racha (The most powerful Granada obliterate leaders and their great streak)
  6. http://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/Deportes/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=1093508 Camacho vuelve a hacer historia: 400 partidos como azulgrana (Camacho makes history again: 400 matches as azulgrana)
  7. https://www.marca.com/futbol/huesca/2018/05/21/5b03295aca4741252e8b4618.html De la A a la Z: las claves del histórico ascenso del Huesca (From A a to Z: the keys of Huesca's historical promotion)
  8. https://www.marca.com/futbol/huesca/2019/05/14/5cdb03e8ca4741f9108b45fc.html Juanjo Camacho anuncia que se retira (Juanjo Camacho announces his retirement)
  9. http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-ignacio-continua-saga-camacho/20080229dasdaiftb_48/Tes Ignacio continúa con la saga de los Camacho (Ignacio next in Camacho saga)