Juanito (footballer, born 1965)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Rodríguez Herrera | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tenerife, Spain | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Spain | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Las Palmas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and 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
- Copa del Rey: 1990–91, 1991–92
- Supercopa de España: Runner-up 1991, 1992
References
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External links
- Juanito profile at BDFutbol
- Juanito manager profile at BDFutbol
- National team data (Spanish)
- Juanito at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Spanish footballers
- Canarian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- UD Las Palmas players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Sevilla FC players
- CF Extremadura footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- UD Las Palmas managers
