Juanmi (footballer, born 1971)

Juanmi
Personal information
Full name Juan Miguel García Inglés
Date of birth (1971-03-09) 9 March 1971
Place of birth Cartagena, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Cartagena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Cartagena 2 (0)
1990–1992 Real Madrid B 33 (0)
1992–1994 Real Madrid 0 (0)
1993–1994 → Zaragoza (loan) 15 (0)
1994–2002 Zaragoza 207 (0)
2002–2003 Deportivo La Coruña 27 (0)
2003–2007 Murcia 94 (0)
2007–2008 Gimnàstic 4 (0)
Total 382 (0)
National team
1990 Spain U20 1 (0)
1992 Spain U21 1 (0)
1992 Spain U23 1 (0)
2000 Spain 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Inglés.

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

Over the course of 12 seasons – 18 as a professional in total – he appeared in 267 La Liga games, mainly in representation of Zaragoza (nine years).

Club career

Juanmi was born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia. He begun his career with local Cartagena FC, appearing in two Segunda División games in 1987–88 – still a junior – in a relegation-ending campaign. In the 1990 summer he joined Real Madrid, going on to play two full seasons for 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 27 La Liga appearances combined), he went on to become the Aragonese side's undisputed starter, being instrumental in the club's 2001 conquest of the Copa del Rey.

In July 2002, following Zaragoza's top level relegation, Juanmi signed for Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer, initially backing up José Francisco Molina.[1] However, a testicular cancer to the latter made him the starter, and he performed well enough to help the Galicians eventually finish third.

Subsequently, Juanmi played with Real Murcia, alternating between the posts and the bench in four years. After only six appearances in the 2006–07 season, in a final promotion, he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the second division for one year. He retired in June 2008 at the age of 37, being immediately named hometown's FC Cartagena's goalkeeping coach.

International career

Juanmi collected 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.[2]

Honours

Real Madrid
Zaragoza
Deportivo

References

  1. ↑ Deportivo to unveil duo; UEFA.com, 19 July 2002
  2. ↑ "España dota de argumentos a Camacho con otra goleada" [España gives reasons to Camacho with another routing] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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