Juan Belencoso

Juan Belencoso

Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Belencoso
Date of birth	1 September 1981
Place of birth	Elche de la Sierra, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Persib Bandung
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2001	Rayo Cantabria	28	(12)
2001–2002	Chaves	12	(2)
2002–2004	Jaén	52	(6)
2004–2006	Mérida	55	(26)
2006	Hospitalet	16	(2)
2006–2007	Linense	38	(17)
2007–2008	Baza	38	(16)
2008–2010	Albacete	34	(2)
2010–2011	Conquense	39	(12)
2011–2012	Lugo	41	(14)
2012–2013	Cádiz	27	(4)
2013–2015	Kitchee	39	(30)
2016–	Persib Bandung	9	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 2 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Belencoso (born 1 September 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indonesian club Persib Bandung as a forward.

Football career

Born in Elche de la Sierra, Albacete, Belencoso started playing as a senior with amateurs Deportivo Rayo Cantabria. From 2002 to 2008, following a brief spell in Portugal, he competed mainly in Segunda División B, representing in that level Real Jaén, Mérida UD, CE L'Hospitalet and CD Baza.

Aged 27, Belencoso reached Segunda División for the first time in the 2008–09 season, signing with local Castile-La Mancha club Albacete Balompié.^[1] He made his debut in the competition on 31 August 2008, coming in as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Sevilla Atlético, but only scored twice in the league over the course of two full seasons.

Belencoso returned to division three for the following years, playing with UB Conquense,^[2] CD Lugo^[3] and Cádiz CF. He achieved promotion with the second team after scoring 14 goals, three in the playoffs.^[4]

On 9 July 2013, Belencoso became coach Àlex Gómez's first foreign signing of the new campaign as he joined Kitchee SC in Hong Kong.^[5] He made an impressive start to his First Division League adventure, netting twice and providing two assist in a 6–2 win over Sun Hei SC on 3 September.

Club statistics

As of 13 May 2015^[6][7]

Club	Season	League			Cup[8]		Other[9]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chaves	2001–02	Segunda Liga	12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
	Total		12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
Jaén	2002–03	Segunda División B	17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2003–04	Segunda División B	36	5	0	0	0	0	36	5
	Total		53	7	0	0	0	0	53	7
Mérida	2005–06	Segunda División B	14	0	3	1	0	0	17	1
	Total		14	0	3	1	0	0	17	1
Hospitalet	2005–06	Segunda División B	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
Linense	2006–07	Segunda División B	38	17	0	0	0	0	38	17
	Total		38	17	0	0	0	0	38	17
Baza	2007–08	Segunda División B	36	16	0	0	2	0	38	16
	Total		36	16	0	0	2	0	38	16
Albacete	2008–09	Segunda División	20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2009–10	Segunda División	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
	Total		34	2	1	0	0	0	35	2
Conquense	2010–11	Segunda División B	37	11	0	0	2	1	39	12
	Total		37	11	0	0	2	1	39	2
Lugo	2011–12	Segunda División B	35	11	1	0	6	3	42	14
	Total		35	11	1	0	6	3	42	14
Cádiz	2012–13	Segunda División B	27	4	2	0	0	0	29	4
	Total		27	4	2	0	0	0	29	4
Kitchee	2013–14	First Division League	17	16	2	0	6	8	25	24
	2014–15	Hong Kong Premier League	15	13	7	11	12	7	34	31
	Total		32	29	9	11	18	15	59	55
Career total			334	101	17	11	28	19	379	131

References

1. "El albaceteño Belencoso, primer delantero en llegar" [Albacete's own Belencoso, first forward to arrive] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
2. "El Conquense ficha al delantero Belencoso" [Conquense signs forward Belencoso] (in Spanish). Voces de Cuenca. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
3. "Lugo: Belencoso refuerza el ataque." [Lugo: Belencoso strengthens offense.] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
4. "Un gol que vale como un tesoro" [Goal worth a treasure] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
5. 傑志獲西乙新援加盟 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
6. "Belencoso: Juan Carlos Belencoso Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
7. "Belencoso". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
8. Includes Copa del Rey, Hong Kong Senior Shield and Hong Kong FA Cup
9. Includes Promotion play-offs and Relegation play-offs

External links

• Juan Belencoso profile at BDFutbol
• Juan Belencoso profile at ForaDeJogo
• Stats at Footballdatabase