Juanito (footballer, born 1965)

Juanito
Personal information
Full name Juan Francisco Rodríguez Herrera
Date of birth (1965-05-10) 10 May 1965
Place of birth Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
UD Güimar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1984–1987 Las Palmas 100 (4)
1987–1990 Zaragoza 95 (14)
1990–1994 Atlético Madrid 120 (12)
1994–1996 Sevilla 42 (4)
1996–2000 Extremadura 105 (5)
Total 462 (39)
National team
1989–1991 Spain 5 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Las Palmas

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

† Appearances (goals)

Juan Francisco Rodríguez Herrera (born 10 May 1965), known as Juanito, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Juanito was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. He made his professional debuts in the 1984–85 season with UD Las Palmas, appearing in 30 Segunda División matches en route to a La Liga promotion.

During his 16-year senior career Juanito amassed totals of 462 games and 39 goals, 385 in the top division alone, not managing to find the net in only two campaigns and also representing Real Zaragoza (scored 13 goals for the Aragonese in two seasons combined, mainly through his main asset, a powerful shot), Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla FC and CF Extremadura. With the Colchoneros, he was an essential defensive unit as the side won back-to-back Copa del Rey tournaments in the early 90's.

After retiring in 2000, Juanito acted as both chairman and general manager for last club Extremadura. Subsequently he returned to Las Palmas as director of football but, in late March 2006, was appointed interim coach after the sacking of Josip Višnjić, with the Canary Islands club eventually returning to the second level after an absence of two years.

In June 2009, after a further 45 matches as a manager and one full season as sporting director – the team finished in 18th position, just one above the relegation zone – Juanito left Las Palmas.

International career

Juanito made his debut for Spain on 15 November 1989, starting in a 4–0 home win against Hungary for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in a match played in Seville. He scored the third goal from a free-kick,[1] being eventually overlooked for the squad that competed in the final stages in Italy by manager Luis Suárez and gaining a total of five caps.

Honours

Las Palmas
Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ↑ "El remate de una gran faena" [Icing on tasty cake] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 November 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

External links

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