Juanmi (footballer, born 1971) explained

Juanmi
Fullname:Juan Miguel García Inglés
Birth Date:9 March 1971
Birth Place:Cartagena, Spain
Height:1.81 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Cartagena
Years1:1988
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:1990–1992
Caps2:51
Goals2:0
Years3:1992–1994
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1993–1994
Clubs4:Zaragoza (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:1994–2002
Caps5:207
Goals5:0
Years6:2002–2003
Caps6:27
Goals6:0
Years7:2003–2007
Caps7:94
Goals7:0
Years8:2007–2008
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:400
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1990
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1992
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1992
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2000
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0

Juan Miguel García Inglés (born 9 March 1971), known as Juanmi, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 267 La Liga matches over 12 seasons, mainly in representation of Zaragoza (nine years).

Club career

Juanmi was born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia. He began his career with local Cartagena FC, playing two Segunda División games in 1987–88 – still a junior – in a relegation-ending campaign. In summer 1990 he signed for Real Madrid,[1] going on to spend two full seasons with the reserves; in 1992–93, he was third-choice for the main squad behind Francisco Buyo and Pedro Jaro.

In the 1993 off-season, Juanmi moved to Real Zaragoza as backup to veteran Andoni Cedrún. After two years as second-choice (although he did manage to total 27 La Liga appearances), he went on to become the Aragonese side's undisputed starter, being instrumental in their 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey.[1]

In July 2002, following Zaragoza's top-flight relegation, Juanmi signed for Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer, initially backing up José Francisco Molina.[2] However, a testicular cancer to the latter made him the starter, and he performed well enough to help the Galicians to eventually finish third.[3]

Subsequently, Juanmi joined Real Murcia, alternating between the posts and the bench in four years. After only six games in the 2006–07 season, in a final promotion,[4] he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also of the second division for one year.

Juanmi retired in January 2008 at the age of 36,[5] being immediately named his hometown club's FC Cartagena's goalkeeping coach.[6]

International career

Juanmi earned one cap for Spain, on 26 January 2000, in a match played in his city of birth. He replaced Molina for the final six minutes against Poland, in a 3–0 friendly win.[7]

Honours

Zaragoza

1993–94, 2000–01[1]

1994–95[1]

Deportivo

2002[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Qué fue de… Juanmi. What happened to… Juanmi. 20 minutos. Edu. Casado. Spanish. 4 September 2009. 2 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Deportivo to unveil duo. UEFA. 19 July 2002. 28 April 2010.
  3. News: El deportivismo recuerda con Jonás Gutiérrez el caso de Molina y su cáncer de testículos. Deportivo faithful remember the case of Molina and his testicular cancer with Jonás Gutiérrez. La Voz de Galicia. Fabián. Bouzas. Spanish. 3 September 2015. 2 July 2020.
  4. News: Pésima despedida del Murcia camino de Primera. Terrible Murcia goodbye on their way to Primera. La Opinión de Murcia. Spanish. 16 June 2007. 21 August 2023.
  5. News: Juanmi se retira del fútbol por problemas personales. Juanmi quits football due to personal problems. Diario AS. Spanish. 21 January 2008. 21 August 2023.
  6. News: Juanmi llega al Olimpo. Juanmi reaches Mount Olympus. La Verdad. Francisco Javier. Moya. Spanish. 14 March 2019. 2 July 2020.
  7. News: España dota de argumentos a Camacho con otra goleada. Spain give reasons to Camacho with another rout. El Mundo. Spanish. 26 January 2000. 31 December 2013.
  8. News: El Depor gana el título sin desgastarse. Depor win title without wearing out. El País. Cayetano. Ros. Spanish. 26 August 2002. 21 August 2023.