Juanan

Juanan

Juanan training with Düsseldorf in 2013
Personal information
Full name Juan Antonio González Fernández
Date of birth (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 2
Youth career
1995–2004 San Pedro
2004–2005 Mallorca
2005–2007 San Francisco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Deportivo B 71 (5)
2009–2011 Real Madrid B 53 (0)
2011–2013 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 (2)
2013–2014 Újpest 19 (1)
2014–2015 Recreativo 26 (0)
2015–2016 Leganés 0 (0)
2016 Rayo OKC 7 (0)
2016– Bengaluru

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2016.


Juan Antonio González Fernández (born 27 April 1987), commonly known as Juanan, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indian club Bengaluru FC as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Juanan played youth football for three clubs, including local RCD Mallorca from ages 17–18. He signed with Deportivo de La Coruña in the 2007 summer, but could only appear almost exclusively with the B-team over the course of two third division seasons, being relegated in the second; with the main squad he played 21 minutes in a UEFA Cup match against AaB Fodbold, coming on as a substitute for Filipe Luís in an eventual 1–3 home loss on 26 February 2009.[1]

After his contract with the Galicians ended, Juanan joined another side in the third level, Real Madrid Castilla, appearing in 29 games (all starts) in his second year as the Real Madrid reserves fell short in the promotion playoffs. In late June 2011, he moved to Germany and signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[2][3]

Juanan made his official debut with Fortuna on 24 July 2011, playing three minutes in a 1–1 second division draw at SC Paderborn 07.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 16 September in a 4–2 away win over FC Erzgebirge Aue,[5] and contributed with a further one in 19 games as his team returned to the Bundesliga after a 15-year absence.

In the following seasons, Juanan represented in quick succession Újpest FC (Hungary), Recreativo de Huelva and CD Leganés, being relegated from division two with the second club and only appearing in the Copa del Rey with the third. On 3 February 2016 he signed with Rayo OKC from the North American Soccer League,[6] being released from his contract on 11 July.[7]

On 8 August 2016, Juanan joined I-League champions Bengaluru FC on a one-year deal.[8]

Honours

Újpest

References

  1. ↑ "El Dépor cae en Riazor y queda eliminado de la Copa de la UEFA" [Dépor falls in Riazor and is out of UEFA Cup] (in Spanish). Canal Deportivo. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Juanan deja el Madrid Castilla y ficha por el Fortuna de Düsseldorf" [Juanan leaves Madrid Castilla and signs for Fortuna Düsseldorf] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Juanan: "Fortuna ist meine Bestimmung!"" [Juanan: "Fortuna is my choice!"] (in German). Bild. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Taylor rettet Punkt für Paderborn" [Taylor rescues point for Paderborn] (in German). Neue Westfälische. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "2:0, 2:2, 4:2 – Fortuna fährt in Aue Achterbahn" [2:0, 2:2, 4:2 – Fortuna rides in Aue rollercoaster] (in German). Rheinische Post. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rayo OKC signs three players to contract". Rayo OKC. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rayo OKC defender Juanan released from 2016 contract". Rayo OKC. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bengaluru FC add to armoury, sign Rubio, Gonzalez". Bengaluru FC. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

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